Comparative physiognomy; or, Resemblances between men and animals . be shown in the sequel. Un-der the influence of religious enthusiasm they made impetu-ous or goatlike descents upon the possessions of others, andthe history of the crusades bears a striking analogy to the cock and the goat are attached to the barnyard andthe dunghill, and have a similar air and manner, and resem-ble each other in profile, so those who resemble these animalsare intimately related to each other in character and physiog-nomy. The word striking is particularly applicable to the goat-like face, as illust
Comparative physiognomy; or, Resemblances between men and animals . be shown in the sequel. Un-der the influence of religious enthusiasm they made impetu-ous or goatlike descents upon the possessions of others, andthe history of the crusades bears a striking analogy to the cock and the goat are attached to the barnyard andthe dunghill, and have a similar air and manner, and resem-ble each other in profile, so those who resemble these animalsare intimately related to each other in character and physiog-nomy. The word striking is particularly applicable to the goat-like face, as illustrated in the preceding engraving and in thefollowing portrait of Beza. This old reformer, the associateof Calvin, and one of the most learned and zealous controver- THE GOAT. 289 sialists of his time, shows in his countenance the character ofthe goat as plainly as he exhibited it in his actions. Who cannot see that of him, and of the class of which he is a worthyrepresentative, it may be said — By apostolic blows and knocks They prove their doctrines orthodox !.
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