CONTENTS 



OK THE SEVEN CARDINAL 



PART I— WHAT OUR FELLOW MORTALS ARE 



REASON AND INSTINCT . 

 BIRTH 



MARRIAGE . 

 DEATH 



CHARACTER AND CONDUCT, SEEN IN THE LIGHT 

 VIRTUES, THE SEVEN DEADLY SINS 



FORTITUDE AND ENVY 



PRUDENCE AND SLOTH 



JUSTICE AND ANGER 



TEMPERANCE AND GLUTTONY 



FAITH, HOPE, AND CHARITY 



SPEECH 



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PART II— WHAT ANIMALS HAVE DONE FOR MAN 



\VHAT ANIMALS HAVE DONE FOR MAN 



THE SERPENT 



THE DOVE OF PEACE 



THE SCAPEGOAT . 



THE LAMB OF THE PASSOVER 



THE WOLF OF THE CAPITOL 



THE FIRE-BORN PHCENIX 



THE DOG OF ULYSSES . 



THE HERO'S HORSE 



BALAAM'S ASS 



THE LION OF ANDROCLES 



THE UNICORN 



THE HALCYON 



THE KING'S SPIDER 



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