Comparative physiognomy; or, Resemblances between men and animals (1852)
Redfield, James W · New York, Redfield · leaf 265
ignified old mastiff regards the gam-bols of a puppy, who makes bold to jump into his face andpull him by the tail, is not mere forbearance, but is, if wemay judge anything from his actions and the expressions ofhis countenance, in consequence in no small degree of thegratification of his wit and… … f, s_ of doing simply what his master bids him. It is easy to sethim on, but hard to call him off, and precisely so it is withthe plaguey Irishman. There is a wonderful tenacity inthis love of teasing, which is the counterpart of the French-mans fondness for caricature ; and the poor victim,…
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