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eye-lid, and the orifice of the mouth, together witii 
the order and arrangement of every line. 
The other lineaments might be juftly reprefented 
by fliadows, or JUhoueitcs, fo far as to be feparately 
drawn, hudied, and examined with mathematical 
precilion. 
Although thefe leading features are the moft ef- 
fential, others deferve particular notice ; for no part 
ought to be flighted, as connected with the whole, 
impreffed with a man’s charatfer, and proving the 
mod perfect fymmetry m" the workmapflrip of the 
Supreme defigner, whofe glorious works were caft 
in one mould, unlike unfinifhed maker-pieces of 
art. Thus every kind of eyes is found to be match- 
ed with correfponding ears, front, and hair, accord- 
ing to the wifell order of things. 
Frequently a neglected part of a book ferves to 
olear up obfcure paifages j fo the flighted lino may 
ferve to unravel a whole fet of features and com- 
plexion. Jud as an overture conveys to a culdvat- 
ed ear the ground-work of an opera, fo w'e mult 
confider every part of the body as an important 
link of the chain that unites the perfect human 
figure ; the whole being judly compared to a con- 
cert of mufic, where not the lead note mud be 
omitted to preferve the harmony defigned. 
In the purfuit of thefe dudies the pupil fliould 
be humoured in following his inclinations for the 
favourite object of his refearches jud as. it drikes 
him j 
