. Iconologia, or, Moral emblems . fight \his Nakedness, that his impetuous PafTion does not fufler him to providefor himfclf: the Lion, his Animojitj, Fig. 59. Malenconico, per la Terra: MELANCHOLY. Of a brown Complexion, placing a Foot upon a Cube, holds, in hisleft Hand, a Book open, as if he would (ludy; his Mouth is mufled;in his right Hand a Purfe clo(c fliut, and, on his Head, a Sparrow. The Muzzle denotes Silence, proceeding from CooIne(s; the Book,intclancholy Men addided to fiudji The Sparrow, SoUtarinefs, it notconverfing with other Birds; the Purfe, Covetoufn^fs, reigning amongftmel

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. Iconologia, or, Moral emblems . fight \his Nakedness, that his impetuous PafTion does not fufler him to providefor himfclf: the Lion, his Animojitj, Fig. 59. Malenconico, per la Terra: MELANCHOLY. Of a brown Complexion, placing a Foot upon a Cube, holds, in hisleft Hand, a Book open, as if he would (ludy; his Mouth is mufled;in his right Hand a Purfe clo(c fliut, and, on his Head, a Sparrow. The Muzzle denotes Silence, proceeding from CooIne(s; the Book,intclancholy Men addided to fiudji The Sparrow, SoUtarinefs, it notconverfing with other Birds; the Purfe, Covetoufn^fs, reigning amongftmelancholy Men. F I G. 60. Flemmatico, per TAcqua : T H L E G M. A grofs Man, pale-facd, fitting in a Fur-Gown, clapping both Handsinto his Bofom, his Head on one fide bound up with a black Cloth,almoft covering his Eyes, and a Tortoifc by him. His Grofnels proceeds from CoUmfs and Mot ft are; the Fur of the Otter,it being a flegmatic Animal; His Head inchnd, his Dttlnefs ; like theTor:ciI(b\ hN Side, hrcTr/.k h y n /?;-^ Crcn^ ChaU^

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