Comparative physiognomy; or, Resemblances between men and animals (1852)
Redfield, James W · New York, Redfield · leaf 155
ws behindin an ethereal beautythat is better imaginedthan represented in ink,and that will admit ofno comparison but tothe tail of the peacock;the neck and chest seemglistening with variedhues, as they turn tocatch the rays of thesun in different direc-tions ; the head is wor-thy of a queen, and… … THE PEACOCK. 153 his external appearance is pleasing to the artistic taste of themost polished and refined. Those who cultivate the appearance and manners of thepeacock, possess the same traits of character—the same im-pulses, motives, and promptings — modified, of course, by thefaculties that are…
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