Excerpt from Sartor Resartus and Latter-Day Pamphlets Plumage of birds. In all speculations they have tacitly figured man as a Clothed' Animal; Whereas he is by nature a Naked Animal; and only in certain circumstances, by purpose and de vice, masks himself in Clothes. Shakespeare says, we are crea tures that look before and after: the more surprising that we do not look round a little, and see what is passing under our very eyes. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.