An apology, for differing in opinion from the authors of the Monthly and Critical Reviews; on 1. Literary communications. 2. Variolous and vaccine inoculation. 3. Dr. Jenner's discovery of vaccine inoculation. 4. The means of preventing febrile contagion. 5. The establishment of charitable institutions / [John Coakley Lettsom].

  • Lettsom, John Coakley, 1744-1815.
Date:
1804
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Credit: An apology, for differing in opinion from the authors of the Monthly and Critical Reviews; on 1. Literary communications. 2. Variolous and vaccine inoculation. 3. Dr. Jenner's discovery of vaccine inoculation. 4. The means of preventing febrile contagion. 5. The establishment of charitable institutions / [John Coakley Lettsom]. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    may have been delivered with prejudice rather than with candour; and opinions may have been given, without juftice or decorum. Authors doubtlefs feel more or lefs partiality in favour of their own performances, and may feek for praife where cenfure is demanded; judicious reflection, however, muft enable them to eftimate the pro¬ priety of the criticifm, and induce them to ac- quiefce in its candid decifion, although unfavour¬ ably fevere; but, when critics fubftitute inveCtive for argument, and the violation of truth under the plea of candour; and, to perfonal infult, add detraction of character; it would be culpable not to court difcuffion, and weak not to repel calum¬ ny. Under thefe fentiments the following obfer- vations are fubmitted. PART