Comparative physiognomy; or, Resemblances between men and animals (1852)
Redfield, James W · New York, Redfield · leaf 65
earth to theheavens; Discovery from the heavens to the earth. The for-mer, with its head among the clouds, is silly and self-conceited,or is liable to become so, like the ostrich; the latter, with itshigh thoughts directed to the earth, is distrustful of appear-ances, like the stork :— Who bade the… … ble that he should be high, where he can look down uponthose whom he enlightens, and enlighten every object that hesees. It is suitable that he should be high, for his matchlessproportions defy criticism; and however much we may bedisposed to ridicule him in his standing position, he inspiresa…
Physiognomy
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