Pethox Parvus : dedicated, without permission, to the remnant of blind priests of that idolatry / by Iconoclastis.

  • Moore, James Carrick, 1763-1834.
Date:
1807
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Credit: Pethox Parvus : dedicated, without permission, to the remnant of blind priests of that idolatry / by Iconoclastis. Source: Wellcome Collection.

Provider: This material has been provided by The Royal College of Surgeons of England. The original may be consulted at The Royal College of Surgeons of England.

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    Constant husbands and faithful wives, when virtuously matched, likewise defied his approach. It was also discovered, that even when the blood was polluted, it could be puriified again, like turbid and acescent wine, by a deleterious mi- neral. But neither dru^^s nor virtues subdued the malignity of Pethox Parvus ; nor was his ferocity softened even by the charms of a virgin; infancy and beaut}'', indis- criminately with age and deformity, be- came his prey: and those he could not completely destroy, he often maliciously disfigured; clouding the brightest eyes, harrowing the most polished skin, and tainting the purest blood. One thing alone mitigated his fury: he usually treated those persons, who spon-