The History and heroes of the art of medicineJ. Murray, 1861 - 491 pages |
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... reason suggested , may be admitted ; but in this he did not differ from a dog which , when sick , eats grass ; and we might just as well claim the title of Doctor for " Cæsar " or " Dash , " as for our great progenitor . Even among the ...
... reason suggested , may be admitted ; but in this he did not differ from a dog which , when sick , eats grass ; and we might just as well claim the title of Doctor for " Cæsar " or " Dash , " as for our great progenitor . Even among the ...
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... reason to ascribe to Egyptian thought the parentage of Grecian science , than it is to taste to imagine such a figure as the bright , airy , and curvilinear Apollo to have been born and bred in the land of pyramids and mummies . As ...
... reason to ascribe to Egyptian thought the parentage of Grecian science , than it is to taste to imagine such a figure as the bright , airy , and curvilinear Apollo to have been born and bred in the land of pyramids and mummies . As ...
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... reason they add that Achilles is painted scraping the verdigris off the point of the spear into the wound of Telephus . " Of the fact of the cure of Telephus by Achilles , Pliny expresses no doubt . Now who was Telephus ? He was the ...
... reason they add that Achilles is painted scraping the verdigris off the point of the spear into the wound of Telephus . " Of the fact of the cure of Telephus by Achilles , Pliny expresses no doubt . Now who was Telephus ? He was the ...
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... reason of Esculapius ' restoration of a dead man , that he was tempted by the offer of a large reward . Upon this the great German critic , professor Boeckh , of Berlin , observes , " Mercede id captum Esculapium fecisse recentior est ...
... reason of Esculapius ' restoration of a dead man , that he was tempted by the offer of a large reward . Upon this the great German critic , professor Boeckh , of Berlin , observes , " Mercede id captum Esculapium fecisse recentior est ...
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... reason and the feelings of the Athenians at the time of Aristotle ; but it ceased to be sufficient after the invasion of Christianity . The first great Christian orator overthrew it when , standing upon the very spot where Socrates had ...
... reason and the feelings of the Athenians at the time of Aristotle ; but it ceased to be sufficient after the invasion of Christianity . The first great Christian orator overthrew it when , standing upon the very spot where Socrates had ...
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Page 54 - For the wit and mind of man, if it work upon matter, which is the contemplation of the creatures of God, worketh according to the stuff, and is limited thereby; but if it work upon itself, as the spider worketh his web, then it is endless, and brings forth indeed cobwebs of learning, admirable for the fineness of thread and work, but of no substance or profit.
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Page 177 - THUS far I have spoken of the passage of the blood from the veins into the arteries, and of the manner in which it is transmitted and distributed by the action of the heart...
Page 85 - When he saw Jesus, he cried out, and fell down before him, and with a loud voice said, What have I to do with thee, Jesus, thou Son of God most high? I beseech thee, torment me not.
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Page 25 - Whatever, in connection with my professional practice, or not in connection with it, I see or hear, in the life of men, which ought not to be spoken of abroad, I will not divulge, as reckoning that all such should be kept secret.
Page 25 - I will follow that system of regimen which according to my ability and judgment I consider for the benefit of my patients, and abstain from whatever is deleterious and mischievous. I will give no deadly medicine to any one if asked, nor suggest any such counsel ; and in like manner I will not give to a woman a pessary to produce abortion.