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Comparative physiognomy; or, Resemblances between men and animals . a trumpet of his own, which he will blow if we neglect tospeak of him. Shakspere has hit at a characteristic trait ofthe person who resembles an ass, in making the stupid fellowwhom he disguised with an asss head say:— Scratch my head, Peas-blossom. Wheres Mustard-seed ?And to the question of Mustard-seed, Whats your will ?— Nothing, monsieur, but to help cavaliero Peas-blossom toscratch. For, to tell the truth, the person who resembles an asslooks always as if he were sitting up to have his head exam-ined, which, of course, i
Comparative physiognomy; or, Resemblances between men and animals . a trumpet of his own, which he will blow if we neglect tospeak of him. Shakspere has hit at a characteristic trait ofthe person who resembles an ass, in making the stupid fellowwhom he disguised with an asss head say:— Scratch my head, Peas-blossom. Wheres Mustard-seed ?And to the question of Mustard-seed, Whats your will ?— Nothing, monsieur, but to help cavaliero Peas-blossom toscratch. For, to tell the truth, the person who resembles an asslooks always as if he were sitting up to have his head exam-ined, which, of course, implies the necessity of somebody sit-ting up to examine heads. He has as strong an inclination toone as to the other, for he wishes to clo as he would be doneby. He is as much like the artist and the reasoner as theass is like the horse, or as the brain is like the face, whichmeans simply that they are near to each other—an illustra-tion of the principle that extremes meet. He is for making 1U COMPARATIVE PHYSIOGNOMY. himself thorough in the rudiments; requ
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