Comparative physiognomy; or, Resemblances between men and animals (1852)
Redfield, James W · New York, Redfield · leaf 232
and itspeaks for itself; it shows alsothe quality of truth, as thewhiteness of the swan showsthe purity of the element thatbathes him. He teaches byexample; he observes theprecept, Use not vain repe-titions as the heathen do, butwhispers, Our Father whoart in heaven. It may have occurred tothe… … 230 COMPARATIVE PHYSIOGNOMY. easily confirmed by observation. But the Indians resembleserpents as well as swans, and for the reason already stated.They exhibit the swan in his more disagreeable aspect. In-fernal rites and ceremonies, hypocrisy, incoherency, violence inflicted on themselves or…
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