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Comparative physiognomy; or, Resemblances between men and animals (1852)

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mselves divinity, and com-mand that those whom they have robbed should fall downand worship them — worship the garments, the equipage, thegold, the power, which they have filched from the handsof the poor and needy. There is not a thing they wear butthat is a token of something heavenly, and is… … livery of heaven to serve the devil in. Hence the ape is arepresentative of mankind in general, and combines in hisphysiognomy and character all sorts of animals — some menresembling one species of monkey, and some another! The disposition to take what does not belong to him is con-spicuous in mans…

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