Comparative physiognomy; or, Resemblances between men and animals (1852)
Redfield, James W · New York, Redfield · leaf 154
edenied; but he endeavors to merit the grand object of hisdesires, and that gives him an unusual degree of merit, sothat those who see his good qualities overlook his egotism,and consider his pride and vanity as spots on the sun, thatdiminish nothing from the splendor of his beams. Who couldexpect… … 152 COMPARATIVE PHYSIOGNOMY. CHAPTER XXII. The turkey has a rival. The peacock can outvie him insplendor, but not in pride; in vain-glory, but not in ambitionto excel. That the dispositions which are prominent in thepeacock have their seat in the human breast, has been toooften observed to require…
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