. In representing the forms of animals, or things, no further accomplishment was necessary than accuracy of eye, and skill in delineating the various shapes; but much greater ingenuity is required in order to represent intangible or invisible substances, such as light, air, &c., or the qualities of things which we call by the term adjectives, such as those implying strength, weakness, or various actions, as to walk, to stop, to eat, to desire, &c., in fact, all kinds of verbs. This difficult matter is generally accomplished by the union of two or more simple forms, placed together in such a way, that their combination may suggest the idea required. To express brightness, the figures of the ‘sun’ and ‘moon’ are placed together
. In the character which they employ to denote the adjective ‘aspiring,’ a man’s breath is represented as going out of the body and ascending
. To hanker after or desire earnestly, is represented by this character of breath combined with water, corresponding, in fact, with our somewhat common phrase ‘mouth-watering’
. The rather difficult character of a king is described by ‘one,’
; and the character for land