[Ads-l] antedating of optics, n., OED sense 2

[James Eric Lawson]

Well found, Garson. See also sense B2c of "optic, adj. and n." in OEDO:
"A particular way of interpreting or experiencing something; a
viewpoint, a perspective." The earliest citation for the B2c sense of
'optic' in OEDO is 1958.

On 10/29/22 14:26, ADSGarson O'Toole wrote:
> Here is “Political Opticks” in 1656, but it seems to mean political
> perception or political perspicacity.
> 
> Date: 1656
> Title: The Unparalleld Monarch: Or, The Portraiture of a Matchless Prince
> Author: Oliver Cromwell (according to GB)
> Publication: Printed for Humphrey Robinson at the three Pigeons in
> Pauls Church-yard, London
> Database: Google Books Full View
> 
> https://books.google.com/books?id=fgQ-AQAAMAAJ&q=Opticks#v=snippet&q=Opticks&f=false
> 
> [Begin excerpt]
> He is the Master of Political Opticks, and hath no other
> superintendent Councel then the wisedom of his own Genius; His designs
> are elevated above an ordinary Courage, and too intricate for more
> then common capacities;
> [End excerpt]
> 
> Garson
> 
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James Eric Lawson

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