His chin, full and decided, was in character with the nobility of his forehead.

The _tout ensemble_ constituted a fine specimen of masculine beauty, significant at once of character and intelligence.
Our traveller rode a steed, which might be considered, even in the South, where the passion for fine horses is universal, of the choicest parentage.

He was blooded, and of Arabian, through English, stocks.

You might detect his blood at a glance, even as you did that of his rider.
The beast was large, high, broad-chested, sleek of skin, wiry of limb, with no excess of fat, and no straggling hair; small ears, a glorious mane, and a great lively eye.

At once docile and full of life, he trod the earth with the firm pace of an elephant, yet with the ease of an antelope; moving carelessly as in pastime, and as if he bore no sort of burden on his back.