Nugae canorae; or, epitaphian mementos (in stonecutter's verse) of the Medici family of modern times / by Unus quorum.
- William Wadd
- Date:
- 1899
Licence: Public Domain Mark
Credit: Nugae canorae; or, epitaphian mementos (in stonecutter's verse) of the Medici family of modern times / by Unus quorum. Source: Wellcome Collection.
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![polished Eeynolds departed the last silk coat among the Doctors. The gentlemanly Samuel Howard, and the neat Dick Grindall, bore the last remnants of Chirurgical costume; and, with De- vaynes and Dalmahoy, expired the magnificent wig^ which characterized the “ o])ifer 'per orhem.'^ Doctor Brocklesby’s peruke was celebrated, in the last century, by its being carried daily through high ’change—the barber exclaiming^ “Make way for Dr. Brocklesby’s 'wigBut of all 'wigs^ the most renowned was that of Dalmahoy, celebrated by the song beginning— If you would see a noble wig. And in that wig a man look big. To Ludgate Hill repair, my joy, And gaze on Col’nel Dalmahoy, When professional costume departed, profes- sional consequence took higher ground. Phi- losophy, Physic, and Pharmacy became synony- mous; and men were rated, not by the value of the gold-headed cane, but the golden rules of their own heads. The present generation look to the inside of the head, not the outside. Appearances avail little. To succeed now-a-days, a man’s at- tainments must be broad and dee'p (unless he con- descends to resort to the chicanery of Gharla- tanerie); and to pass an examination, as all EXAMINATIONS are now conducted^ affords an ample test of the Candidate’s talents, and is an undoubted and certain proof of his qualification to practice.](https://iiif.wellcomecollection.org/image/b24876100_0084.jp2/full/800%2C/0/default.jpg)
