, however, muchless than iji thehuman example, be-cause in that ex-ample it is peculiarlythe object is not toor any other singlemodel, not any particular limb, butthe general idea of limbs—theircentral form, avoiding all peculiari-ties. If their outline were, inuniversal nature, as frequently… … and this * An eminent architect has attempted to explain this, hy asserting as a rule, thatbodies must diminish as they recede from the. eye, as a column upwards, or the legof a table downwards. He does not give any reason or foundation in nature for thisrnle ; but it would be very desirable to do…
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