The anatomist dissected: or the man-midwife finely brought to bed. : Being an examination of the conduct of Mr. St. Andre. Touching the late pretended rabbit-bearer; as it appears from his own narrative. / By Lemuel Gulliver.

  • Swift, Jonathan, 1667-1745.
Date:
1727
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Licence: Public Domain Mark

Credit: The anatomist dissected: or the man-midwife finely brought to bed. : Being an examination of the conduct of Mr. St. Andre. Touching the late pretended rabbit-bearer; as it appears from his own narrative. / By Lemuel Gulliver. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    Mr. St. Andre, at this time of the Year, to take two Journeys to Guildford, in order to enquire into the Truth of what, in Nature, it was impoffible fliould be true. How- everj to Guildford he came for the firil time; where I ftiall attend him a while, and watch his Motions, perhaps to a better Purpofe than he did thofe of the Rabbit-bearing Wo¬ man : For tho’, with all his Skill he was not able to detefl her Fraud, I hope with very little of mine to difplay his Ignorance, In the the firft Place, how ftupid muft he have been, not to fufpe^l a Trick, when Howard, upon being fent for, came and acquainted him, that the Woman was oMually in La¬ bour of the fifteenth Rabbit. This puts I