Comparative physiognomy; or, Resemblances between men and animals (1852)
Redfield, James W · New York, Redfield · leaf 39
cats, while Ralph to Cynthia yowls,And makes night hideous — answer him, ye owls! Envy and Jealousy are birds of night, and are associatedwith love, and with every other faculty, in owls and in thosepersons of whom this bird is the most suitable representative.Such people have also in their faces… … THE OWL. 37 robbery, and other things, for which the patroness Diana isto be held responsible. Subterfuges are delicate morsels tothose who resemble owls, as moles and mice are to owls them-
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