An account of Dr. Quincy's Examination of Dr. Woodward's state of physick and diseases. In a letter to the Freethinker.

Date:
1719
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Credit: An account of Dr. Quincy's Examination of Dr. Woodward's state of physick and diseases. In a letter to the Freethinker. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    [ *3 ] the World 'their trifling Anfwers to excellent Books with fuch an affeft- ed Preface, you cannot take your hint from any one with more advantage, than from Dr. Quincy's Examination of Dr. Woodwards State of Thyjick and Difeafes. I am aware, however, that Dr. Quincy has fomething to fay in his own behalf, at lead his Patrons may do well to fay it for him : which is, that he has no way contradided himfelf, fince he has not anfwer’d ei¬ ther the whole or any part of Dr Wood¬ ward's Book; and that he knows no¬ thing at all about the Dottor, as he has no lefs wifely than truly affirm’d, no more than if he had never read him. Cavilling at ExprefJions the mod apt and clear that could be us’d, tacking things together that have no reference or relation, mangling Paf- fages or martyring them by his forc’d Condruftions, and mifunderdanding the matter every where, or mifrepre- fenting it, without offering any thing of his own that’s fignificant or intelli¬ gible, nay not fo much as judifying the Praftice of thofe whom he pre¬ tends fo profoundly to venerate, is all the Anfwer he has given Dr. Wood- C ward