Horns of honour : and other studies in the by-ways of archaeology (1900)
Elworthy, Frederick Thomas, 1830-1907 · London : J. Murray · leaf 23
to-day, Cock county, Cock of thewalk, Cock of the school ; and more figurativelyalso in the literary cockscomb. We see it, too, in himwho by his rank or profession wears a cockade, ora cocked hat, or in one who struts and assumes the 4 Excellent examples of this exaggerated crest, though without… … Fig. 2. SAVAGE COCKSCOMBS 7 victorious air of the ideal cockscomb. We all knowthe attitude of many a bird during his song, par-ticularly the lark, which has been so well described5 asthe raising of the ornamental plumes during court-ship. The fact that natural instinct prompts birds toerect their…
Horns (in religion, folk-lore, etc.) · Devil · Hand (in religion, folk-lore, etc.) · Terra-cotta sculpture, Italian
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