GIORDANO BRUNO’S

MOERIS. When you were establishing the elemental nature of the pig, Circe, you omitted one of the most necessary elements. CIRCE. That was not done thoughtlessly, because that element is both implicit in all the other elements and also seems to be the very "element of the elements" Circe refers to a foundational trait that underlies all the other vices she is about to list. themselves. Therefore, let all things be brought together in one, just as the one is brought into all. A ungrateful. B filthy. C thoughtless. D faithless. E fickle. F impatient. G undiscriminating. H uncivil. I impudent. K impetuous. L incautious. M ill-omened. N inept. O iniquitous. P inhuman. Q merciless. R shameless. S restless. T insane. V intemperate. X ignoble. Y uncultivated. Z inhospitable. ψ forgetful. In the original Latin, this list consists of adjectives starting with "in-" or "im-", emphasizing the privation or lack of virtue in the pig-like character.

MOERIS. And I shall consider the pig through a numbering of its natural traits. i. Having small eyes, and these serving nothing but gluttony. ii. It has sharp ears. iii. Very wide jaws. iv. Filth gathered at all its nostrils. v. Destructive teeth. vi. A noble—I mean to say, a narrow forehead original: "augustum, angustum volo dicere frontem." Moeris makes a pun here, starting to say "august" (majestic) but immediately correcting himself to "angust" (narrow or cramped).. vii. A somewhat fatty brain. viii. A tail always moving, always beginning to tie a knot but never actually tying one; as if always busy but never accomplishing anything This describes the characteristic curl of a pig's tail as a symbol of "futility"—busy work that leads to no result.. ix. It has a single, very large belly. x. It never loses its teeth. xi. Within its bones you will find little or no marrow. xii. Of all quadrupeds, it is with difficulty that it sheds or loses its hair. xiii. It has