The decision of Aesculapius, in the cause O.P. versus M.D.

Date:
1810
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Credit: The decision of Aesculapius, in the cause O.P. versus M.D. 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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    6 O turn tlij tympanum toward me ! • With furled./rzs^ O regai-d me ! While briefly I expose to view^, Sir^ The ingratitude of this accuser. Ask why our tars brave Gallia's thundery They'll tell thee—'Tis the hope of plunder : Ask why our statesmen court dissension^— They'll tell thee^Hope of royal pension : And ask an M. D. whence attendance,— He'll answer—Hope of independence. What but this hope, exertion-giving. Had raised the dead, and kill'd the living ? By this inspired, I dared to venture The duties of a long indenture : Abroad, my master's spatter'd porter ; At home, companion of his mortar : And oft, when sleep's nocturnal potion Had stript my limbs of locomotion. The knocker's drear and timeless thunder Hath burst my palpebris asunder. And forced me to exchange my slumber For watchings amid garret lumber.