Comparative physiognomy; or, Resemblances between men and animals . By-the-by, the apostles were Jews, and some of them fine ex-amples of the peculiarity in question. A faculty which contributes more than any other to renderthe action of the combative faculties in the goat peculiar, issubterfuge. This is indicated by the falling or overhangingof the ridge of the eyebrow over the inner angle of the eye, asseen in the figures preceding. In that ridge of the brow thereis always something striking in the person who resembles agoat; it looks as if it were formed to make a hole in the wall,so that t
Comparative physiognomy; or, Resemblances between men and animals . By-the-by, the apostles were Jews, and some of them fine ex-amples of the peculiarity in question. A faculty which contributes more than any other to renderthe action of the combative faculties in the goat peculiar, issubterfuge. This is indicated by the falling or overhangingof the ridge of the eyebrow over the inner angle of the eye, asseen in the figures preceding. In that ridge of the brow thereis always something striking in the person who resembles agoat; it looks as if it were formed to make a hole in the wall,so that the enemy might enter in martial triumph with all hishosts. How proudly he proceeds! It is because his subter-fuge is subservient to his combativeness: if it were not so, itwould make him sneaking and cowardly. It is this facultywhich causes the goat to make his attack in the rear, when-ever he has an opportunity; but his attack is so large, and isexercised so boldly, that he carries his head proudly, as if hehad not been guilty of a meanness, and did not meditate
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