Nor would I omit to mention one, contemporary almost with the above, by which the public peace was said to be endangered, as recorded by a poet of the day, who states,-- "Amongst the crowds, not one in ten Ere saw a thing so rare; Its size surpriseth all the men, Its charms attract the fair. 'Tis wonderful to see the folk, Who at the nose do gaze; All grin and laugh, and sneer and joke, And gape in such amaze. The children, whom the sight doth please, Their little fingers point; Wishing to give it one good squeeze, And pull it out of joint." Much more is said by the poet in its praise; at last he falls into a moral strain: "For many, as you may suppose, 'Gainst nature loudly bawl,-- That one man should have such a nose, Whilst some have none at all." And then concludes with some excellent sentiments:-- "Though ev'ry man's a nat'ral right To shew a moderate nose, Yet surely 'tis a piece of spite To spoil the world's repose. 'Tis wrong t' exhibit such a show, Though you may think it fun Yet still, good Sir, you little know What evil it has done. What quarrels have from hence begun! What anger and what strife! What blows have pass'd 'tween man and man! What kicks 'tween man and wife! No longer, then, thyself disgrace, In quest of beauty's fame; No longer, then, expose thy face, To get thy nose a name. Take it away, if thou art wise, And keep it safe at home, Amongst thy curiosities Of ancient Greece and Rome." Shakspeare would have thought it high treason, for he says,-- "Down with the nose, take the bridge quite away Of him, that his particular to forefend _Smells_ from the general weal." There may have been many other such noses that have escaped observation,--"born to _blush_ unseen:" enough, however, I have here stated of those my recollection furnishes me with at the moment, to establish the fact of variety, and to lead curious physiologists to a scientific classification of this _prominent_ and well-deserving feature of the human face. I would recommend a proper distinction being observed between functional varieties, and those which arise from size, shape, or colour, of which, in a cursory way, may be enumerated first,-- _Shape._[9] Roman. Snub. Flat. Bottle nose, Grecian. Pug. Sharp. Parrotical nose. _Colour._ Red. Malmsey. Purple. Ruby. Claret. Copper.