Comparative physiognomy; or, Resemblances between men and animals . 150 COMPARATIVE PHYSIOGNOMY. dance and looseness of dress, and freedom of all parts of thebody, and thus a remarkably dowdy appearance, in the onebiped as well as in the other. The sort of tippet that hangsfrom the breast of the turkey reminds us of something pecu-liar in the dress of the Turk, and the Turkish cloak and trow-sers are amazingly in keeping with the feathers of the turkeywhen he displays them to the best advantage. We may callhim a foolish bird, and say that there is no use to call him so,for that — Pride steps i
Comparative physiognomy; or, Resemblances between men and animals . 150 COMPARATIVE PHYSIOGNOMY. dance and looseness of dress, and freedom of all parts of thebody, and thus a remarkably dowdy appearance, in the onebiped as well as in the other. The sort of tippet that hangsfrom the breast of the turkey reminds us of something pecu-liar in the dress of the Turk, and the Turkish cloak and trow-sers are amazingly in keeping with the feathers of the turkeywhen he displays them to the best advantage. We may callhim a foolish bird, and say that there is no use to call him so,for that — Pride steps in to his defence, And fills up all the mighty void of sense— and this is true of the Turk. But he is also too proud to bemean; he is honorable and sincere ; he eschews cunning andhypocrisy; you see no cunning in either the turkey or theTurk. If he is in power, he bids defiance to all the is only when his challenge is accepted that he acknowl-edges a superior. But he does not fight. The moment he isnot the master, he is the slave. He has the highest p
Size: 2034px × 1229px
Photo credit: © The Reading Room / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No
Keywords: ., bookcentury1800, bookdecade1850, bookpubl, booksubjectphysiognomy
