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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    THE \ DECISION OF J^SCULAPIUS. .r V \ ^ t ' jEsculapius. . A NoWj as of bustle a preventive^ Speak one at oncCj—ahd first, the plaintiff*. O. P.—Much honour'd judge, had I occasion ‘To state at large this innovation, I’d harrow in thee and thj warden Emotions fit for Co vent-garden. jBut, as details would only fash ye, 'Take cases three,—exempli gratia, *First, Amputation,”—case so pregnant 'To duellist with ills malignant: IHe’d risk a limb at honour’s station, I But shrinks from ** fee of amputation.”