A translation of Anstey's ode to Jenner: to which is added, a Compendium of vaccination, consisting of two tables : one shewing the advantages of vaccine inoculation, the other containing instructions for the practice / by John Ring.

  • Anstey, Christopher, 1724-1805.
Date:
1804
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Licence: Public Domain Mark

Credit: A translation of Anstey's ode to Jenner: to which is added, a Compendium of vaccination, consisting of two tables : one shewing the advantages of vaccine inoculation, the other containing instructions for the practice / by John Ring. Source: Wellcome Collection.

Provider: This material has been provided by the Harvey Cushing/John Hay Whitney Medical Library at Yale University, through the Medical Heritage Library. The original may be consulted at the Harvey Cushing/John Hay Whitney Medical Library at Yale University.

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    For lo ! Machaon is thy frequent guest, Pleas'd with thy converse, with thy friendship blest The poor, the rich, consult without a fee The sacred oracle of health in thee. The mother sues thee, fill'd with just alarms, To shield her boy, and to protect his charms; The virgin sues, lest blemishes invade Her lovely cheeks, and all her beauties fade. The Gaul himself, though envious of our name, Adores thy art, and celebrates thy fame; The grateful nations one loud paean raise, And all the wond'ring world resounds thy praise. But what, alas! avails the blooming boy, His father's pride, his mother's only joy,—