Erasmus Darwin: philosopher, poet, and physician. A lecture to the Literary and Philosophical Society of Whitby ... / with many additions, and an appendix on the Origin of Species, selected from the works of Dr. Darwin.

Thoughts, philosophical and medical, selected from the works of Francis Bacon / by John Dowson.

An essay on the health of Lord Bacon: with an introductory notice of his medical writings / [John Dowson].

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Erasmus Darwin: philosopher, poet, and physician. A lecture to the Literary and Philosophical Society of Whitby ... / with many additions, and an appendix on the Origin of Species, selected from the works of Dr. Darwin.

Thoughts, philosophical and medical, selected from the works of Francis Bacon / by John Dowson.

An essay on the health of Lord Bacon: with an introductory notice of his medical writings / [John Dowson].