Comparative physiognomy; or, Resemblances between men and animals . ncommon degree of strength and maturity, correspond tothe appetite, powerful digestion, and wonderful hardiness andstrength of the desert-bird. He has an abundance of self-love ; but his love of liberty, in raising him above dependence,elevates him above the lower gratifications of selfishness, andhe exhibits a high-mindedness that is truly admirable. Be it observed, however, that the resemblance to the ostrichmay be too literal. In that case the individual is weak-minded,foolish, self-conceited, light-headed, and likes to be
Comparative physiognomy; or, Resemblances between men and animals . ncommon degree of strength and maturity, correspond tothe appetite, powerful digestion, and wonderful hardiness andstrength of the desert-bird. He has an abundance of self-love ; but his love of liberty, in raising him above dependence,elevates him above the lower gratifications of selfishness, andhe exhibits a high-mindedness that is truly admirable. Be it observed, however, that the resemblance to the ostrichmay be too literal. In that case the individual is weak-minded,foolish, self-conceited, light-headed, and likes to be odd, atthe same time that he asks no odds of any one, prides him-self upon his originality (which is mere oddity), and reasonsin a circle from one end of a single idea to the other, as the 56 COMPARATIVE PHYSIOGNOMY. ostrich runs when pursued by a horse. He is a sort of math-ematical reasoner, considering that if by any means he can return to the place of beginning,the thing is proved. In otherwords, he is a sort of transcendentalrhinoceros, for whoever resembles.
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