 ... at one time with the unbounded extent of the material creation, and at another with the endless subordination of animal life; and, what is yet of more importance, might supply the decays of nature, and succour old age with subsidiary sight.  The Decorator's assistant - Page 98Full view - About this book
 | Samuel Johnson - 1750 - 296 pages
...with fubfidiary fight. Thus was the firft artificer in glafs employed, though without his own knowlege or expectation. He was facilitating and prolonging the enjoyment of light, enlarging the avenues of fcience, and conferring the higheft and moft lafting pleafures ; he was enabling the ftu-1 dent to... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1752 - 326 pages
...fubfidictry fight. Thus was the .firft E 2 artificer artificer in glafs employed, though without his own knowledge or expectation. He was facilitating and...prolonging the enjoyment of light, enlarging the avenues of fcience, and conferring the higheft and moft lafting pleafures ; he was enabling the ftudent to contemplate... | |
 | Samuel Johnson, John Hawkins - 1787 - 466 pages
...old age with fubfidiary fight. Thus was the firft artificer in glafs employed, though without his own knowledge or expectation. He was facilitating and...prolonging the enjoyment of light, enlarging the avenues of fcience, and conferring the higheft and moft lafting pleafures ; he was enabling the ftudent to contemplate... | |
 | Samuel Johnson, John Hawkins - 1787
...age with fubfidiary fight. • Thus was the firft artificer in glafs employed, though without his own knowledge or expectation. He was facilitating and...prolonging the enjoyment of light, enlarging the avenues of feience, and conferring the higheft and moft lafting pleafures ; he was enabling the ftudent to contemplate... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1792 - 626 pages
...age with fubfidiary fight. Thus was the firft artificer in glafs employed, though •without his own knowledge or expectation. He was facilitating and...prolonging the enjoyment of light, enlarging the avenues of fcience, and conferring the higheft and moft lafting pleafures ; he was enabling the ftudent to contemplate... | |
 | William Butler - 1795 - 242 pages
...fight. Thus was the firft artificer in glafs employed, though without his own knowledge or expedtation. He was facilitating and prolonging the enjoyment of light, enlarging the avenues of fcience, and conferring the moft lafting pleafures ; he was enabling the ftudent to contemplate nature,... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1801 - 460 pages
...old age with fubfidiary fight. Thus was the firft artificer in glafs employed, though without his own knowledge or expectation. He was facilitating and...prolonging the enjoyment of light, enlarging the avenues of fcience, and conferring the higheft and moft lafting pleafures; he was enabling the ftudent to contemplate... | |
 | 1801 - 342 pages
...age •with fubfidiary fight. Thus was the firft artificer in glafs employed, though without Ins own knowledge or expectation. He was facilitating and...prolonging the enjoyment of light, enlarging the avenues of fcience, and conferring the higheft and moft lafting pleafures ; he was enabling the ftudent to contemplate... | |
 | 1803 - 322 pages
...subordination of animal life ; and, what is yet of more importance, might supply the decays of nature, and succour old age with subsidiary sight. Thus was the...first artificer in glass employed, though without his own knowledge or expectation. He was facilitating and prolonging the enjoyment of light, enlarging... | |
 | 1806 - 348 pages
...subordination of animal life ; and, what is yet of more importance, might supply the decays of nature, and succour old age with subsidiary sight. Thus was the...prolonging the enjoyment of light, enlarging the avenues pf science, and conferring the highest and most lasting pleasures ; he was enabling the student to... | |
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