Comparative physiognomy; or, Resemblances between men and animals (1852)
Redfield, James W · New York, Redfield · leaf 328
hlyengrossed, is the mere clothing of ideas—his philosophy isnecessarily materialistic. His marvellous acquaintance withlanguages, and the multiplicity of his words, are as much asubject of wonder as is the gift of speech in the parrot. Hebends all his efforts to excite the wonder of people more… … There is a character quite different from this, and yetclosely related to it: it is that which resembles the mocking-bird. This bird is as wonderfully gifted as the parrot, buthis gift is eloquence. Intonation, inflection, harmonious mod-ulation, chords that waken echoes in the breasts of a…
Physiognomy
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