Appendix to Dr. Duncan's "Observations on the office of a faithful teacher, and on the duty of an attentive student of medicine."

Date:
[1823?]
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Credit: Appendix to Dr. Duncan's "Observations on the office of a faithful teacher, and on the duty of an attentive student of medicine.". Source: Wellcome Collection.

Provider: This material has been provided by The University of Glasgow Library. The original may be consulted at The University of Glasgow Library.

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    4 of May-day, when the English Villagers are, with great joy, hopping about the May-polo. On these occasions he has sometimes written there short poetical addresses, on remarkable occurrences which have taken place in the course of the year. These addresses have appeared in different newspapers, and have conveyed, with regard to Dr Duncan's state, both of mind and body, intelligence very agreeable to many of his friends at a distance. Among others, the Duke of Gordon, himself an Octoge- narian, who had occasion to correspond with Dr Du\- can on the subject of his Grace's health, concludes one of his letters, with the following good wishes : High on the top of Arthur's Seat reclin'd, Perfectly sound in body and in mind, May you, each May-day, that famed hill explore, And still write verses, even when past fourscore. The fulfilment of this wish may now be said to be at least nearly accomplished ; for Dr Duncan, on the Eigh- tieth anniversary of his Birth-day, when, upon the top of Arthur's Seat, wrote the following Address to Old Age i Welcome, Old Age, I'm glad to see your face, On this high hill, we meet with mutual grace; I've reached its summit, in my Eightieth year, In good Auld Iteikie where is rav compeer. My legs, thank God ! are still for motion free, T'll stand by them, while they can stand by me j Together we'll jog on, while I have breath, Till to a better world I'm sent by Death.