An eulogy on John Coakley Lettsom ... late president of the Philosophical Society of London, who died on Wednesday, November 1st, 1815, delivered before the Society, on Monday, Nov. the 20th 1815 / [Thomas Joseph Pettigrew].

  • Thomas Pettigrew
Date:
1816
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Credit: An eulogy on John Coakley Lettsom ... late president of the Philosophical Society of London, who died on Wednesday, November 1st, 1815, delivered before the Society, on Monday, Nov. the 20th 1815 / [Thomas Joseph Pettigrew]. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    ence of Your Royal Highness, the efforts of the Members of this Society, in every ivalk of science, connected with its institution, been invigorated and expanded, and their numbers already greatly increased. A con¬ tinuation of that sanction, accompanied with the courteous affability, which on all occasions distinguishes Your Royal Highness towards i those who strive to merit Your protection, will doubtless still farther cause those efforts to expand, and the fame of this infant esta¬ blishment to be more extensively diffused. It already marshals in its ranks several indivi¬ duals of distinguished merit and attainments; the seed of Science is plentifully sown; the sacred spark of emulative genius is rapidly spreading. 'Time and cultivation are alone wanting to ripen the swelling germ, and ma¬ ture the kindling flame ! That Your Royal Highness may long enjoy
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