An introductory discourse [on the principles of chemical science], delivered in the amphitheatre of the London Institution. On Wednesday the 5th of May, 1819 / by William Thomas Brande.

  • Brande, William Thomas, 1788-1866.
Date:
1819
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Credit: An introductory discourse [on the principles of chemical science], delivered in the amphitheatre of the London Institution. On Wednesday the 5th of May, 1819 / by William Thomas Brande. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    tion, which tends to recreate the languors of age, and to shed a lustre upon the even¬ ing of life. How different must be the view of past life in the man who is grown old in knowledge and wisdom, from that of him who is grown old in ignorance and folly! 66 The latter is like the owner of a barren coun¬ try, that fills his eye with the prospect of naked hills and plains, producing nothing either profitable or ornamental; the other beholds a beautiful and spacious landscape, divided into delightful gardens, green mea¬ dows, fruitful fields; and can scarce cast hi$ eye on a single spot of his possessions that is not covered with some beautiful plant or flower.' The last, and I trust to the present Au¬ dience, not the least interesting subject that it is my business at present to advert to, relates to the opportunities offered by esta¬ blishments of the nature of this Institution, in improving female education. It is not, said Sir H. Davy, in propounding the plan of the Royal Institution., 44 it is not our intention to invite them to assist in our la¬ boratories, but to partake of that healthy