Chapter
XIX.—Type of Those Born Under Leo.
Those born in Leo are of the following
description: round head, reddish hair, huge wrinkled forehead,
coarse ears, large development of neck, partly bald, red complexion,
grey eyes, large jaws, coarse mouth, gross in the upper parts,
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huge breast, the under limbs tapering.
The same are by nature persons who allow nothing to interfere with
their own decision, pleasing themselves, irascible, passionate,
scorners, obstinate, forming no design, not loquacious,
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indolent, making an improper use of
leisure, familiar,
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wholly
abandoned to pleasures of women, adulterers, immodest, in faith untrue,
importunate, daring, penurious, spoliators, remarkable; as regards
fellowship, useful; as regards friendship,
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useless.
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Or,
“having the upper parts larger than the lower.”
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Some read
αναλοι
.
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Schneidewin conjectures
ἀσυνήθεις
, i.e.,
inexperienced.
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Or,
“succour.”