tpormaf He that is douwr, needs fear no fall;
(ÆticeHe iß Ьш, no pride :

;He that is humble, ever shalL

Have Cjod to be his guirLe.

\

1 am contení шііЬ шЬаІІ bave;
jLittle. be it or much- : Jcrave

jAnd/Lcmd, contentment stilb I
Because thoa savest such..

puln such a^burcLar is,
That go on. pilgrimage :

Here littLe, and hereafter bliss,
Is best from, age to age

Fig. 67.

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spaced on the sheet (17 inches) with sufficient head
and foot margins. This is calculated—

1 in. writing requires approximately £ in. spacing (p. 45) :

Fourteen lines at £ in. gives roj in. = depth of text :

ioi in. from 17 in. leaves 6} in. for head and foot margins.

—and if the space were not sufficient, the lines
might be made a little closer, or the writing a little
smaller (or, if necessary, the blank lines might be
left out between the verses; p. 89).

The Sizes of the Margins.—It will be seen that
the above method is primarily for settling a length
of line which will allow of sufficient side margins.
The process can be reversed; if necessary, the side
margins are made of a given width, thus deter¬
mining the exact length of the line, the size of
writing which this line allows being found experi¬
mentally.

Note.—The extra long lines may slightly en¬
croach on the right-hand margin: the effect of this
is balanced by the falling short of other lines.

SPACING & PLANNING MANUSCRIPT

In penmanship great nicety of spacing and
arrangement is possible. The ascending and descend¬
ing strokes may be shortened or drawn out, the spaces
between letters and words may be slightly increased
or decreased, the lines may be written near or far
apart, and the letters may be written with a broader
or narrower nib.

Elaborate spacing and planning, however, should
not be attempted at first, and straightforward,
undesigned work is often the best. The student
is apt to waste time writing out an elaborate draft

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Acquiring
a Formal
Hand:
(4) Practice