Cruikshank, George, 1792-1878, À Beckett, Gilbert Abbott, 1811-1856 · London, Bell and Daldy · leaf 164
he will growl for an hour at a time,and there is no possibility of muzzling the bnite or getting rid of him. The Liteeart Lion is chiefly remarkable for the contrast between the ferocity ofhis aspect and the mildness of his demeanour. People are apt to be more afraid of himthan any other of the… … 142 SOCIAL ZOOLOGY. ent animal from that which, when abroad, he appears to be. His coat, which looks sosleek and glossy at night, is often quite another thing by daylight, and nan-ow whitestripes are sometimes visible. This is chiefly to be obsened in those Lions which veryseldom shed their coats;…
Cruikshank, George, 1792-1878 · Caricatures and cartoons -- Great Britain
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