Comparative physiognomy; or, Resemblances between men and animals . we have represented above, to be compared with those ofthe wolf? — also the dishonesty that in the countenances ofboth is too intense for words ? The wolfs clothing is moreconspicuous in the man — in the crape on his hat, and in theentire face — than in the wolf; but what a villain is the latter, that stands there to give counte-nance to the proceedings ! Youmight be hoodwinked so thoroughlyby that man as not to know that heis a coward; but imagine a persontaking him by the collar, and youcan see that he will endeavor toslink
Comparative physiognomy; or, Resemblances between men and animals . we have represented above, to be compared with those ofthe wolf? — also the dishonesty that in the countenances ofboth is too intense for words ? The wolfs clothing is moreconspicuous in the man — in the crape on his hat, and in theentire face — than in the wolf; but what a villain is the latter, that stands there to give counte-nance to the proceedings ! Youmight be hoodwinked so thoroughlyby that man as not to know that heis a coward; but imagine a persontaking him by the collar, and youcan see that he will endeavor toslink away, will beg to be let go,and will promise solemnly to be seenin those parts no more!. THE DOG. 277 The taste acquired for the vinous fermentation leads tothe putrefactive. Following the stage of drunkenness lastdescribed is that in which the fluids of the body are on theeve of losing their vitality, in which the breath is alreadyputrid, and in which the body itself has been known to un-dergo decomposition, called in this case spontaneous com-bustion. The man whose vitality holds out to this stage ofdrunkenness has scarcely anything left of a soul but suspicionand cowardice. His voice is sepulchral, and warns us not toget within the sphere of the breath that accompanies it. Theappetite accepts of food that is half rotten, and the degree ofsuspicion and cowardice is equal to that of the crow. Deathstares him in the face, but does not stare him out of counte-nance, for the Death that he sees is a reflection of puts on the appearance of the grim monster perfectly. Hark, from the tombs a doleful sound ! is a voice from his own breast, the breath from which is fet
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