Comparative physiognomy; or, Resemblances between men and animals (1852)
Redfield, James W · New York, Redfield · leaf 84
ite is ren-dered rapacious; and, never satisfied, it rushes onward for more.The laurel won in battle is lost by the ambition for anotherstill. It is neither tasted nor enjoyed, and is therefore noth-ing gained. The love of contest is not limited by appetite:it wants the whole, so long as one atom… … 82 COMPARATIVE PHYSIOGNOMY. the wicked. The finny tribes not only race, but do battlewith eacli other; they have swords and bayonets, as well asshields and bucklers, and engines-of-war for beating downbarriers, as well as barriers for resisting assault. They bela-bor each other with their tails, as…
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