Robert Burns and the Medical Profession - Softcover

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Bums Anniversary Celebration, to reply to the toast of the Medical Profession; and in casting about in my mind what to say in justification of the honour, it occurred to me that the name of the Bard was associated with the medical faculty in a much more intimate manner than at first sight appeared, or was even generally understood; and that it was, therefore, a not inappropriate toast to be proposed at a gathering of Bums admirers. A fterwards, pursuing the same train of thought, and going deeper into the subject, I soon became convinced of the accuracy of my conjecture that, indeed, the field, if somewhat circumscribed, was so rich in materials and interest, that justice could not be done to it within the prescribed limits assigned either to an after-dinner toast or in a reply to the same. A lecture, or even a book, as the matter grew under my hand, seemed the likelier and the truer destination to which its diihensions should reach. This solution of the business, I may say, became still more apparent as I proceeded on my way, and came to tackle those controversial points which have, more particularly of late yeara, gathered aiound Dr.
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