Dr. Cheyne's own account of himself and his writings / faithfully extracted from his various works.

  • George Cheyne
Date:
1743
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Credit: Dr. Cheyne's own account of himself and his writings / faithfully extracted from his various works. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    1 was tempted to continue this Courfe, no Doubt from a Liking, as well as to force a Trade^ which Method I had obferved to fucceed with fome others; and thus conftantly dining and flipping in ’Taverns^ and in the Houfes of my Acquaintances of Tafte and Delicacy^ my Health was in a few Years brought into great Diflrefs, by fo fudden and violent a Change. I grew exceffively fat^ Jhort^hreath^d^ lethargic^ and liftlefs. He then gives an Account of a violent Fever he was . feized with^ and proceeds^ p. 327. At this Time I left off Suppers of all Kinds', even at Dinner eating but a fmall (^anrity of Animal Food^ and drinking very little fermented Liquor, well know¬ ing that Difeafes muft: always be cured by their Con- ^ traries. On this Occafion, all my bouncings proteft- ing^ undertaking Companions forfook me, and dropp’d , off' like Autumn Leaves: They could not bear, it feems, to fee their Companion in fuch Mifery, but retired to comfort themfelves with a cheerupping Cup, leaving me to pafs the melancholy Moments with my own Apprehenfions and Remorfe. Even thofe who had fliared the befl: Part of my Profufions, who, in their Neceffitics, had been affifted by my falfe Gene- rofity, and, in their Diforders, relieved by my Care, did now entirely abandon me*, fo that I was forc’d to retire into the Country quite alone, being reduced .to the State of Cardinal Wolfey^ when he faid, that if he had ferved his Maker as faithfully and warmly as he had his Prince, he would not have forfaken him in that Extremity: And fo will every one find, when IJ- Won and Fr.iendfhip is not founded on folid Virtue^ and in Conformity to the divine Order^ but in fenfual Plea-- fures and mere Jollity, This Circumftance I mention, becaufe