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or confirming their privilege." We have seen<br />

that each race has its own style <strong>of</strong> beauty, and<br />

we know that it is natural to man to admire<br />

each characteristic point in his domestic animals,<br />

dress, ornaments, and personal appearance,<br />

when carried a little beyond the average.<br />

If then the several foregoing propositions be<br />

admitted, and I cannot see that they are doubtful,<br />

it would be an inexplicable circumstance if<br />

the selection <strong>of</strong> the more attractive women by<br />

the more powerful men <strong>of</strong> each tribe, who<br />

would rear on an average a greater number <strong>of</strong><br />

children, did not after the lapse <strong>of</strong> many generations<br />

somewhat modify the character <strong>of</strong> the<br />

tribe.<br />

When a foreign breed <strong>of</strong> our domestic animals<br />

is introduced into a new country, or when a<br />

native breed is long and carefully attended to,<br />

either for use or ornament, it is found after several<br />

generations to have undergone a greater<br />

or less amount <strong>of</strong> change whenever the means

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