470 THE PHILOSOPHY 



Others hawks. Even in particular races of the fame fpecies, 

 fimilarities of this kind may be traced. I know fome men 

 who refemble terriers, others greyhounds, others fpaniels, 

 others the {hepherd's dog, others the lap-dog, &c. Some of 

 thefe refemblances may be regarded as fanciful, and perhaps 

 they frequently are. But, in general, when the refemblance 

 to a particular animal is ftrongly marked in the human coun- 

 tenance, the difpolitions of the men have a ftriking affinity 

 to thofe of the animal. Men who refemble the fox are uni- 

 formly cunning and deceitful. Thofe who refemble the ox 

 are dull, ftupid, and phlegmatic. Thofe who refemble the 

 lion are bold, open, generous, and witty. Thofe who refem- 

 ble the cat are circumfpedl, deligning, and avaricious. Thofe 

 who refemble the greyhound are vigilant, adiive, and fmart. 

 Thofe who refemble the lap-dog are vain, prefumptuous, 

 petulent, and lafcivious. Thofe who refemble the fow are 

 difguftful both in their appearance and in their difpofitions. 

 Thofe who refemble a crofs-made horfe are cruel, unfeeHng, 

 and highly felfifli. Thofe who refemble the fpaniel, of 

 whom the cxam.ples are numerous, are fawning, mean, and 

 parafitical. Thofe who refemble the fheep are dull, timid, 

 and inofFenfive. Thofe who refemble the goat are fanciful, 

 obftinate, and libidinous. Thofe who refemble a fine horfe 

 are intrepid, generous, tractable, and good humoured. Thofe 

 who refemble a hawk are quick, defultory, and ingenious. 

 Thofe who refemble the owl are dark, defigning, and treach- 

 erous. Thofe who refemble the bee are active, ignorant, and 

 induftrious. It is needlefs to multiply examples. Every man's 

 recolledtion and obfervation will furnifli him with number- 

 lefs coincidences between the fimilarities in ftrudlure and 

 features to particular animals, and the form, difpofitions, and 

 manners, of the men who pofiefs them. 



Comparifons have been infi:ituted, and analogies traced, 

 between the ftrudure, afpedl, and difiwfitions, of fome quad- 



