Essays, literary, political and oeconomical / By John Gardiner.

  • Gardiner, John, active 1758-1792.
Date:
1803
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Credit: Essays, literary, political and oeconomical / By John Gardiner. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    PREFACE. The progrefs of mankind in fcience,. philo- fophy, and the arts, has been flow and gra- dual ; advancing with greater or lefs celerity, at different periods, but always progreffively 5 men feldom lofing any ufeful art or inven- tion of their predecefTors. But government, intended for the happinefs of fociety and na- tions, and which has exercifed the talents and genius of the greateft men in ancient and mo- dern times, has not met, in every part of the world, with the fame degree of improvement, Difcoveries and inventions are at firft benefi- cial to their authors ; they foon conduce to the profperity of the country in which they originated ; and, by degrees, become fervice- a|ple to mankind in general. As they contri- A 2 bate