Comparative physiognomy; or, Resemblances between men and animals . more. meaning in that eye, if he can only get at it ? To be well fedgives a man the appearance of benevolence. He can notfind it in his heart to wish evil to those who wish him good;nay, he wishes them well for his own sake. This it is that islikely to be mistaken for benevolence in the eye of one whoresembles the lucky hog we are speaking of. This happinessand good-nature, along with a determination to have what iswanted, expressed in the other parts of the countenance, fa-vors roguishness, which is seen in those eyes more pl
Comparative physiognomy; or, Resemblances between men and animals . more. meaning in that eye, if he can only get at it ? To be well fedgives a man the appearance of benevolence. He can notfind it in his heart to wish evil to those who wish him good;nay, he wishes them well for his own sake. This it is that islikely to be mistaken for benevolence in the eye of one whoresembles the lucky hog we are speaking of. This happinessand good-nature, along with a determination to have what iswanted, expressed in the other parts of the countenance, fa-vors roguishness, which is seen in those eyes more plainly,we might almost say, than the eye itself. You might fancyFrancis Joseph, the emperor of Austria, with such eyes asthose, taking the child first presented by the toes, one by one,and saying: This pig says, I go get corn ; this pig says,I go too; this pig says, Ill tell master; this pig says, Idont care if you do; this pig says, Queek! queek! cantget open granfers barn-door!: And the pig we see aboveanswers to all these characters perfectly, with the additionthat w
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