Letter from Sir W. Scott to Mr. Polwhele on the sub- Dinner at Melrose-Recital of Scott's lines on Melrose A Day's Fishing in the Ettrick, with occurrences in ..... ཅི་ཅི་ The subject discussed "War Song," written by Scott, for the Royal Edin- 80-83 Men's characters usually formed at the age of thirty.. Page 87 88 88 Anecdote of Sir Walter 89 .... Letter to him communicating the Death of Dr. Collins 91 93 ..... Sir W. Scott's Journey to Italy, after a succession of Wordsworth's beautiful lines on his Departure for Italy Striking and unexpected testimony to it, from the pen MR. ABERNETHY. CHAPTER I. 99905 96 97 97 98-101 INTRODUCTORY NOTICES OF MR. ABERNETHY........ 103 His natural talent for Lecturing, and great disin terestedness 104 Anecdote of his losing a dinner to attend to an im MR. ABERNETHY-continued. The Healing Art one and indivisible....... ...... Page 109 111 ... 112 Abernethy an advocate for Post Mortem examinations 113 .... 114 115 Abernethy's familiar mode of Lecturing, illustrated by ..... Abernethy, equally with J. Hunter, favourable to the No country in which the gradations of rank are more completely dovetailed than in England. .......... 125 a century ago 126 Still wretched state of the lowest orders 126 Provisions better, as well as Cookery, in the present day. 128 Great advantage of Temperance.. 128 A first-rate Cook nearly as rare as a first-rate Musi cian 130 CHAP. III. MR. ABERNETHY-continued. Page CONTAINING A BRIEF ACCOUNT OF LEWIS CORNARO 131 ...... 132 133 ...... 135 137 Wholesome diet-what? Extract from "The Choice of Hercules," by Prodicus 138 Such maxims to be adopted in spirit, rather than letter 142 143 The subject of "Injuries of the Head" resumed, 1804 156 Fatal case from Concussion.... 157 Queen Dowager, when ill, recommended to take all manner of medicines by strangers to her, Note .... 166 Abernethy's and Dr. Baillie's mode of prescribing, very CHAP. VIII. LECTURES DELIVERED AT THE ROYAL COLLEGE OF 174 SURGEONS 176 Sir Wm. Blizzard, A.'s earliest professional instructor.. 177 177 The Brain, the organ of sensation and volition 179 180 181 182 183 185 |