Mirror of Literature,  12 (1828), 91–93.

Awkwardness

Anon

Genre:

Extract, Miscellaneous, Drollery

Publications extracted:

Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine

Subjects:

Human Species, Natural History, Anatomy, Physiology


    The article urges: 'Man is naturally the most awkward animal that inhales the breath of life' (91). Describes drolly the physical awkwardness of the human species when involved in different activities.



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