8840An ESSAY
I might have aſſumed C P equal to the Perpen-
dicular, and uſed the Points C and P inſtead of
B and L. But uſing the ſaid Points B and L is
better: For when the Points C and P are uſed,
the Horizontal Line muſt almoſt always be con-
tinued, that ſo a Line drawn through the Points
c and a may cut it; moreover this Interſection
will ſometimes be at an infinite Diſtance; where-
as in uſing the Point B, M N can never be
greater than thrice the Breadth of the Deſign to
be drawn.
dicular, and uſed the Points C and P inſtead of
B and L. But uſing the ſaid Points B and L is
better: For when the Points C and P are uſed,
the Horizontal Line muſt almoſt always be con-
tinued, that ſo a Line drawn through the Points
c and a may cut it; moreover this Interſection
will ſometimes be at an infinite Diſtance; where-
as in uſing the Point B, M N can never be
greater than thrice the Breadth of the Deſign to
be drawn.