LOOKING-GLASS. 
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The foot is joined to the leg, being rather round 
above, and hollow at the foie, longer before than 
at the heel : it is higher, broader, and hollower on 
the infide, more lengthened at the inftep, evener 
and longer at the outer part of the heel. 
This limb is the foundation or fupporter of the 
human figure ; nor will it appear to be lefs figni- 
ficant than the hand, when we take into confidera- 
tion its various ufes, in dancing, jumping, walking, 
running, riding, refting, &c. by which every excel- 
lence is difcovered : nor can we help preferring feet 
to hands for fuperior utility, upon refiefting on the 
many inftances of cripples, who, with their flumps, 
have been able to wHte, knitj play upon mufical 
inflruments, and llir about, or fill fome other em- 
ployment in a fitting poflure ; but the hands would 
ferve but as poor fubftitutes for fuch ufeful fup- 
porters. 
Our learned predecefTor in this fludy affures us, 
that he has diflinguifhed in thefe two members of 
the body the figns of fweet temper, pride, and 
dignity, with other extraordinary qualities j but we 
fliall only add, that, befides their general proportion 
to other parts, the toes bear a flriking likenefs of 
the correfponding thumbs. 
Upon the Attitude of a Man Standing. 
Man is the only living creature that can hand 
upright with a bold and unchanging countenance. 
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