Mis-mated : the principles of incompatibility of temperaments in marriage and family life; with an analysis of the marriages of John Milton, Paul Verlaine, Moliere, Lord Byron, Percy Bysshe Shelley, Heinrich Heine, Richard Wagner, and others / by John F. Peters.

  • Peters, John F.
Date:
1938
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Credit: Mis-mated : the principles of incompatibility of temperaments in marriage and family life; with an analysis of the marriages of John Milton, Paul Verlaine, Moliere, Lord Byron, Percy Bysshe Shelley, Heinrich Heine, Richard Wagner, and others / by John F. Peters. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    38 MIS-MATED Now, having defined our types, we shall set them forth in order, according to the following plan :— MEN. Primaty Types (without sisters) Only Child Eldest Son Brother Younger Son Secondary Types Only Son with an Elder Sister Only Son with a Younger Sister Only Son with Younger and Elder Sisters Eldest Son with an Elder Sister Eldest Son with a Younger Sister * Eldest Son with Younger and Elder Sisters Brother with an Elder Sister Brother with a Younger Sister Brother with Younger and Elder Sisters Younger Son with an Elder Sister Younger Son with a Younger Sister Younger Son with Younger and Elder Sisters WOMEN. Primary Types (without brothers) Only Child Eldest Daughter Sister Younger Daughter Secoiidary Types Only Daughter with an Elder Brother Only Daughter with a Younger Brother Only Daughter with Younger and Elder Brothers Eldest Daughter with an Elder Brother Eldest Daughter with a Younger Brother t Eldest Daughter with Younger and Elder Brothers Sister with an Elder Brother Sister with a Younger Brother Sister with Younger and Elder Brothers Younger Daughter with an Elder Brother Younger Daughter with a Younger Brother Younger Daughter with Younger and Elder Brothers Certain types of personality are not included in this list because they are more or less identical, for our purpose, with the only son and the only daughter. I refer to the man who is the eldest son in his family, and is more than three and a half years older than his nearest brother, and the woman who is the eldest daughter in her family, and is more than three and a half years older than her nearest sister. The period specified— three and a half years—is purely an arbitrary one; it varies in different families with the age of the parents at the time of the child's birth. For example, an eldest son, begotten when his father * An eldest son who is a year older than his sister, and between two and three years older than the eldest of his brothers. t An eldest daughter who is a year older than her brother, and between two and three years older than the eldest of her sisters.