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lavater’s 
and the whole range of creation ? Indeed, not 
only that commanding feature, but every other, 
announces his power to dart the wrath of Heaven 
on every creature that falls within his arbitrary 
gripe. 
Inferior to him, the vulture may boaft of a more 
fupple neck and bill, with a graceful mien. 
The owl is likewife a voracious bird of the 
loweft clafs, equally weak and timorous. 
The Englifti fighting cock has a beak proportion- 
ed to his weaknefs j but, notwithftanding his pride, 
prefumption, and jealoufy, he is inferior to birds of 
his fize, and probably more amoroiis. 
The parrot prates and aflTumes confcquence with 
no better pretenfions than his fpeech and feathers. 
But the pigeon is a juft emblem of peace, mo- 
defty, and timidity. 
Neither the dove’s good-nature, nor the wild 
duck’s revengeful look, is vifible in the pelican’s 
finall head, and long bill, by which he is, in fome 
meafure, deformed, or, at leaft, has an unmeaning 
appearance. 
The fwan looks nobler than a goofe, is weaker 
than the eagle, lefs tender-hearted than the dove, 
and more graceful than the oftrich. 
The wild duck has a fiercer air than the fwan 9 
but however big he may be, compared to an eagle, 
his ftrength is not in proportion to his fize. 
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