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Over the arm-pits
f moulders

The } pit of the neck
chin

Under the nofe

Over the eyes
^.^ 5 forehead

e I beginning of the hair

The fole of the foot is one fixth part of the

The longed toe is one nofe long
The hand is the length of one face
Twice the breadth of the hand gives it's
length.

The breadth of the hand is equal to the
breadth of the foot.

The thumb is one nofe in length.

Thefe rneafures may fuffice for imparting a
general idea of the proportionate dimenfions
of figures ; the fmaller divifions, fuch as the
knuckles, and joints of the fingers, thofe of the
toes, the lengths of the nails, &c. are too ob-
vious to need infertion.

The hand being capable of an almofl infi-
nite multitude of motions, requires much ob-
iervation to reprefent it juftly ; fince in every
attitude fome part or other will vary from
its given dimenfions, by being foreftiortened,

height of the figure.

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