Comparative physiognomy; or, Resemblances between men and animals . much she resembles the cow; annexed is a portrait of Hume,and we see how much he resembles the male animal. Whocan not discover by this countenance that the mind ruminates ?You can almost see the regurgitation, and the process of pre-paring the food for more thorough digestion. Whoever sitsdown to the perusal of his pages will rise up edified and pre-pared to labor. To the traits first mentioned, which exist inthe mature Englishman as well as in the youngster, may be THE OX. 113. added these: large economy (you see it in the d
Comparative physiognomy; or, Resemblances between men and animals . much she resembles the cow; annexed is a portrait of Hume,and we see how much he resembles the male animal. Whocan not discover by this countenance that the mind ruminates ?You can almost see the regurgitation, and the process of pre-paring the food for more thorough digestion. Whoever sitsdown to the perusal of his pages will rise up edified and pre-pared to labor. To the traits first mentioned, which exist inthe mature Englishman as well as in the youngster, may be THE OX. 113. added these: large economy (you see it in the double chin,and it is large in historians); great strength (you see it in theobtuseness of the fea-tures, and of all themembers of the body);and large love of en-joyment (you see it inthe lateral projectionof the outer corner ofthe ridge of the eye-brow). The Englishare remarkably econo-mical in domestic af-fairs; they are contentwith small profits, forthey husband every-thing; and in political economy, circumstances considered,they are superior to all others. They can show larger doublechins, more resemblance to the cow and the ox, better hus-bandry, and more economy in every respect, than any othernation. They are also strong and powerful, like the ox. Thisis indicated by a certain obtuseness of features that is a me-dium between grossness and effeminacy. They are the veryopposite in this respect of those who resemble the horse. Re-finement takes away from that unity which is the foundation ofstrength. All the refinement which the Englis
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