Volume 1

The works of Dr. John Brown. To which is prefixed a biographical account of the author / by William Cullen Brown.

Date:
1804
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Licence: Public Domain Mark

Credit: The works of Dr. John Brown. To which is prefixed a biographical account of the author / by William Cullen Brown. Source: Wellcome Collection.

Provider: This material has been provided by the Royal College of Physicians of Edinburgh. The original may be consulted at the Royal College of Physicians of Edinburgh.

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    OF Dr JOHN BROWN. John Brown was born about the end of the year 1735, or beginning of 1736, either in the village of Lintlaws, or Preston, in the parish of Buncle, in Berwickshire. The condition of his parents was extremely humble: What his father’s occupation was, is not for certain known; but it probably was not above that of a day-labourer. They were, howev,er, people of great honesty and worth, and being seceders, their sole ambition was to bestow upon their son a decent and religious education. In this respect, it can hardly be sup- posed, that, in their contracted circumstances,-