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A mechanical and critical enquiry into the nature of hermaphrodites / by James Parsons.

  • Parsons, James, 1705-1770.
Date:
1741
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Licence: Public Domain Mark

Credit: A mechanical and critical enquiry into the nature of hermaphrodites / by James Parsons. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    THE INTRODUCTION Containing fome htftoricai Obferva- tions on Laws, and other Occur¬ rences concerning Hermaphro¬ dites. AN indolent Perfon is always the molt credulous of Novelty, at the fame Time that his Supinenefs hinders him from examining into the Truth of any Rumour whatfoever. And this Kind of Paffion is of the meaneft Clafs, not only as it argues fome Contempt or NegleCt of Truth, but alfo as it is pro¬ ductive of a very great Evil, in fetting a Limit or Bar to the Progrefs of Know¬ ledge, and is therefore a vaft Difadvan- tage to Society in general $ from fuch a one