Comparative physiognomy; or, Resemblances between men and animals . O »M iAIIATIVE remarkably fond of play; and as play is the opposite of soberearnest, it takes Affectation into its service, aud changes thedeceiver into a comedian. A playful cat is an honest puss,while a demure one is deceitful, treacherous, cruel. Playful-ness is associated with innocence, as it is in children; and itis not till sober age comes hastening on, that human beingsare tempted strong^ to play the hypocrite. When childrendo so they are not playful, they are not happy ; and examplesof juvenile depravit
Comparative physiognomy; or, Resemblances between men and animals . O »M iAIIATIVE remarkably fond of play; and as play is the opposite of soberearnest, it takes Affectation into its service, aud changes thedeceiver into a comedian. A playful cat is an honest puss,while a demure one is deceitful, treacherous, cruel. Playful-ness is associated with innocence, as it is in children; and itis not till sober age comes hastening on, that human beingsare tempted strong^ to play the hypocrite. When childrendo so they are not playful, they are not happy ; and examplesof juvenile depravity are of those that are gloomy, morose,and inclined to disturb rather than to assist in the plays ofother children. Here, then, are the moral advantages ofplay — the advantages of such theatricals as children engagein, and of public theatricals, if they are what Nature designedthem to be. When play itself is an affectation, then theplayers are deceivers, and the acting is deception; their in-nocence is lost; and, being themselves corrupt, they do allthey can to encourage corruption in other
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