Comparative physiognomy; or, Resemblances between men and animals . tinguish this animal are suitable to royalty. Of the Britishsovereigns, William the Conqueror, William II., Henry L,Richard I., King John, Edward I., Richard II., Richard III.,James I., William III., and George I., have the lion stronglymarked in their countenances; while nearly all the rest havea wonderful resemblance to oxen. We have examples also oflikenesses to the lion in the persons and characters of MaryQueen of Scots, Oliver Cromwell, and Prince George. Rob-ert Boyle is another of the same class. ^ c< »MPABATIYE PHY
Comparative physiognomy; or, Resemblances between men and animals . tinguish this animal are suitable to royalty. Of the Britishsovereigns, William the Conqueror, William II., Henry L,Richard I., King John, Edward I., Richard II., Richard III.,James I., William III., and George I., have the lion stronglymarked in their countenances; while nearly all the rest havea wonderful resemblance to oxen. We have examples also oflikenesses to the lion in the persons and characters of MaryQueen of Scots, Oliver Cromwell, and Prince George. Rob-ert Boyle is another of the same class. ^ c< »MPABATIYE PHYSIOGNOMY. CHAPTER Pubs, with her nose in a pan of milk, is called Trollop;but it is impossible to say that it is on account of her likeness to Madame T , whose portrait is here presented. There is no doubt but that the milkof human kindness is as grate-ful to the one as milk is to theother, and the two appetites gen-erally go together. The cat isremarkably fond of both, thougha little at a time satisfies. Sherelishes petting and fondling ve-ry highly, but is soon satisfied,and then no more play.—Toomuch of a good thing she stu-diously aYoids; and, if you ob-serYe, you will see that she acts upon the principle of notcasting her pearls before swine. She is Yery nice and veryparticular, and when things do not go to suit her she is a per-fect virago — of which we haYe a fine sample onights, whenshe may be supposed to be engaged in giving curtain-lecturesto her spouse, or haying a dispute with her neighbors. Youwould not think, to see her so quietly sleeping the next morn-ing, that she had been playing
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