On inheritance of mental characters : the Harveian oration for 1910 : delivered before the Royal College of Physicians of London on October 18th / by H.B. Donkin.

  • Horatio Bryan Donkin
Date:
1910
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    THE HARVEIAN OKATION ON INHERITANCE OF MENTAL CHARACTERS Mr. Président and Fellows,—In offering the Harveian Orator’s solemn apology for accepting the honour conferred upon him I am personally conscious of discharging no vain formality. Having been long occupied in public duties but partly medical, and thus prevented from duly obeying the Presiden- tial biddings to the Comitia, I appreciated highly the compliment so graciously bestowed upon me by Sir Richard Douglas Powell in appointing me to this important office. The choice, however, of a fitting theme, and the difficulty, on an occasion like this, of handling* that to which I inclined, caused me to hesitate gravely before taking up this honourable burden. Permit me now, Sir Thomas Barlow, while
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