Nugae canorae; or, epitaphian mementos (in stonecutter's verse) of the Medici family of modern times / by Unus quorum.

  • Wadd, William, 1776-1829.
Date:
1899
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Credit: Nugae canorae; or, epitaphian mementos (in stonecutter's verse) of the Medici family of modern times / by Unus quorum. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    must be called in, sensibility awakened, and alarm excited, to forward the wholesome maxims of truth and plain fact;—and on the application of this theory to the wants and weaknesses of mankind, depends the success and mystery of the art of Quackery—and hence the advantage it maintains over the simple pretensions of Science. L. METALLIC TRACTORS, Omne ignotum pro magnifico. Blest be his memory, who in happy hour Gave to humanity the wond’rous pow’r Of pointed Metals, able to appease The ruthless rage of merciless disease. Friend to the wretched! Time shall write thy name, A second Howard on the rolls of Fame. Medical superstition thrives as well, if not bet- ter, than any other; witness the numbers who followed Mayersbach, and the celebrated rustic Michael Scupach, who had the art to cause innu- merable fools of the highest rank, from every part of Europe, to converge towards one common centre—his hut, at the village of Langelian, where he was obliged to erect buildings for the stupid mob of quality. That grand humbug. Animal