when turned upside down. Thisform, with its variations, to be exhibitedhereafter, is veryagreeable to theeye, though notfully adapted toall the figures ofthe art of blazon-ing. As the shieldof heraldry rep-resents the tilt-ing-shield, and is alwajs supposed to beplaced upon the wearers breast,… … common left, the armorial left being theusual right. In the course of time, fash-ion, if not improvement, made inroadsupon the established order of things:and, while the general outline of theshield became square, a cut was takenout, either near the right or left uppercorner, wherein was inserted…
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