Comparative physiognomy; or, Resemblances between men and animals (1852)
Redfield, James W · New York, Redfield · leaf 187
away the clothing he has on, as a gar-dener scrapes away dirt. For the illustration of these obser-vations, compare the preceding hog with the one following. What a fall is that, my couutrymen !—and this in conse-quence of supreme selfishness, when the means for gratifyingit and for being made… … to receive them at second hand ; and he holds a staff in hishand to pick his way with, showing what dry picking thegutters afford him, and to signify how little supper he has tolean upon. His staff is an emblem of the staff of life,which is the special object of his pursuit, and it impressesthe…
Physiognomy
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