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Lectures on Natural and Experimental Philosophy: Considered in It's [sic ... - Page 326
by George Adams - 1794
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The Annual Register of World Events: A Review of the Year, Volume 32

History - 1793 - 532 pages
...longer, than always ufing, both in reading and writing, that moderate degree of light which is 'belt fuited to the eye; too little ftrains them, too great...excefs of it ; too little light never does any harm, unlefr they arc ftrained by efforts to fee objefts, to which the degree of light is inadequate ; but...
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The New London Magazine, Volume 1

716 pages
...reading and writing, that moderate degree of light which is bed fuited to the eye; too little Strains them, too great a quantity dazzles and confounds them....eyes are lefs hurt by the want of light, than by the cxcefs of it; too little light never does any harm, unlefs they are drained by efforts to fee obje£b,...
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The Scots Magazine, Volume 52

English literature - 1790 - 694 pages
...eye; too little (trains them, too great a quantity dazzles and confounds them. The i-yes are lei's hurt by the want of light than by the excefs of it; too little light ntver does any harm, urilefs they are drained by efforts to fee objeflí to which the degree of light...
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Annual Register of World Events, Volume 32

History - 1793 - 542 pages
...longer, than always ufing, both in reading and writing, that moderate degree of light which is beft fuited to the eye ; too little ftrains them, too great...little light never does any harm, unlefs they are drained by efforts to fee objefb, to which the degree of light is inadequate ; but too great a quantity...
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Annual Register, Volume 32

Edmund Burke - History - 1793 - 544 pages
...reading and writing, that moderate degree of, light which is beft fuited to the eye; too little Jlrains them, too great a quantity dazzles and confounds them....excefs of it ; too little light never does any harm, nnlefs they are drained by efforts to fee objefts, to which the degree of light is inadequate ; but...
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Freemason's Magazine, Or General and Complete Library, Volume 4

Freemasonry - 1795 - 466 pages
...reading and writing, that moderate degree of light which is best suited to the eye ; too little strains them, too great a quantity dazzles and confounds them. The eyes are less hurt by the want of light than by the excess of it : too little light never does any harm, unless...
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The New Family Receipt-book, Containing Eight Hundred Truly Valuable ...

Cooking - 1819 - 440 pages
...reading and writing, that moderate degree of light which is best suited to the eye; too little strains them, too great a quantity dazz.les and confounds them. The eyes are less hurt by the want of light than by the excess of it ;. too little light never does any hann^ unless...
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The Family Receipt Book: Containing Eight Hundred Valuable Receipts in ...

Maria Eliza Ketelby Rundell - Formulas, recipes, etc - 1819 - 430 pages
...reading and writing, that moderate degree of light which is best suited to the eye ; too little strains them, too great a quantity dazzles and confounds them. The eyes are less hurt by the want of light than by the excess of it ; too little light never does any harm, unless...
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The Journal of Health, Volume 1

Hygiene - 1830 - 398 pages
...constantly exercised, that moderate degree of light which is best suited to them ; too little strains them, too great a quantity dazzles and confounds them. The eyes are less affected, however, by a deficiency of light than by the excess of it. The former seldom does much...
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The new family receipt book [by M.E. Rundell].

Maria Eliza Rundell - 1837 - 596 pages
...reading and writing, that moderate degree of light which is best suited to the eye ; too little strains them, too great a quantity dazzles and confounds them. The eyes are less hurt by the want of light than by the excess of it ; too little light never does any harm, unless...
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