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prevail in the form, as in the size of projec- 

 tions : any sudden depression or elevation, 

 or sudden variation of any kind, is a depar- 

 ture from the medium, or central form, as 

 Sir Joshua has expressed it ; and if that be 

 the sense of his expression, the preference 

 due to the European nose over that of the 

 negroes, will be founded on his own prin- 

 ciples. 



According to the same principles, the lips 

 of the negroes are less beautiful, than those 

 which are more admired among the Euro- 

 peans ; for they are further removed from 

 the central form — from the medium be- 

 tween such lips as scarce seem to cover the 

 teeth, and those which appear unnaturally 

 swoln. 



The last object of comparison is the hair- 

 a circumstance of great beauty in itself, and 

 of the highest use in accompanying the face. 

 One very principal beauty in hair, is its loose 

 texture and flexibility; by means of which 

 it takes, (as vines, and other flexible plants, 

 do in vegetation) a number of graceful 

 and becoming forms, without any assistance 



