Impediments to the study of medicine : a lecture, introductory to the course of practice of medicine / by J.K. Mitchell ... ; delivered on the 18th of November, 1850.

  • Mitchell, John Kearsley, 1798-1858.
Date:
1850
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Credit: Impediments to the study of medicine : a lecture, introductory to the course of practice of medicine / by J.K. Mitchell ... ; delivered on the 18th of November, 1850. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    reposes the sublime statue of Truth, cliiscled into form and beauty, from the rough material of nature, by the hand of philosophy. Waiting below, to see you reach the coveted pinnacle, stand with strained eyes and bea*ting hearts the loved ones of home, the authors of your being, and the friends of your childhood. Me- thinks I hear the warm shout of triumph, as they witness the last elastic spring which plants you on the highest foothold, and entitles you to the honors and the duties of a noble science. Is is not worth some sacrifice To run The great career of honor ; to exalt Your generous aim to all diviuest deeds, To chase each partial purpose from your breast, And, through the mists of passion and of sense, And through the tossing tide of chance and pain, To hold your course unfaltering, while the voice Of truth and virtue, up the steep ascent Of Nature, calls you to your last reward. The applauding smile of Heaven?—Akenside.