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left of examination ; for his natural brutality breaks 
out under the maik that Nature gave him to conceal 
his inferior rank. 
His real chara£l;er is known by his narrow fore-^ 
head, fo different from a man’s, as well as from the 
want of white in his eyes ; or, at lead, it is imper- 
ceptible. 
He is likewife diflinguifhed by the near approach 
of his eyes, or fockets; and this proximity is more 
ftriking when the fkull-bones are ftripped of their 
flefh and mufcles. 
His nofe is exceffively flat, too fmall above, and 
cruflied down below. While a man’s ears are 
placed on a level with the nofe and eye-brows, 
the monkey has the fame parts nearer the crown of 
his head. The fpace between his nofe and mouth 
is almoft the whole length of his chin ; but in a 
human being it is generally but half fo long. 
His lips are faftened to his teeth, forming the 
key of an arch, as in other brutes. 
It is unneceffary to pufli this comparifon any 
further; but it muff be granted, that this animal 
has a ferlous gait, and a melancholy look. He is 
good-natured and thoughtful, having neither the 
impatience of a baboon, nor does he play the mif- 
chievous tricks of other apes. 
After the man of the wood, the gibbon is the 
next refembling the human being in fome degrees, 
particularly in the fkull ; but notwithftanding his 
mild 
