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 it is called the sister line, ending at its and the percussion is between the mount of Venus and that of the moon; the wrist lines commonly called Roseata, and are known by the joints that part the hand.

are many letters often formed in the hands called sacred characters, and of these I shall briskly, as they relate to good or bad fortune;  A  found between the mount of the moon and  of the hand, denotes sickness and losses; if  appear toward the mount of Venus, it denotes success in love affairs, and prosperity. If a T be on the mount of Venus, it denotes success in love affairs; but if it come so low as to cut the line of life, then it denotes crosses and misfortunes in love, and much mischief. A P on the ball of the thumb, denotes honour and preferment, Q in the angle or hollow, many marriages, and X vexation and trouble.

, as to the lines of the face and