Of medicine in eight books / A. Corn. Celsus ; Translated with notes critical and explanatory, by James Greive, M.D.

  • De medicina
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1814
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    7ii. Meges se qiioqiie inulta, Sic. i. e. I do not re- member an instance of any person cured in this way. Meges also has told us that he has tried many methods, and never was successful, because the eye-lid always “ united again to the eye 1'he form of expression here used by our author, in a manner peculiar to a prac- titioner, would come very improperly from a mere conir piler. The connection of these two sentences by quoque seems to put our author’s own observation upon the same footing with that of Meges, whom he quotes on several occasions as a most accomplished surgeon It may not be amiss, however, to take notice of a dis<- tinction Celsus makes between two kinds of professors of physic. When he is shewing the necessity of cirr ■* Lib. vli. c. 7. See Le Clerc. f Though numberless passages will occur in the course of the book, where Celsus expressly delivers his own judgment, yet as the reader may perhaps chuse to have some of the most remarkable at one view, the following references will serve for that purpose. Lib. i. c. 3. p. 30, I^eque ignoro^ Scc. Commone*tamen, &c. Lib. ii, c. 14. p. 88, Quas tament See. p. 89. JSfeque ignore quosdam^ &e. Lib. iii. c. 2. p. 140. Ego turn hoc puto. See. c. 14. p. 144. Tutius tamcn^ &c. c. 18. p. 150. Oiiid igitur est^ &c. Lib. iv. c. 4. p. 200. Melius huic rei^ Sec. c. 17. p. 227. /«- ierdum teretes •videtnus^ &c. Ci 19. p. 230. Ego exferimentisy Sec. Lib. vi. C. 4. p.„345. Sed nihil melius est. Sec. Lib. vii. c. 12. p. 446. Ego autem cognovi. Sec, C. 14. p. 450. Sed abunde est, Sec. Lib. viii. c. 2. p. 509. JMeque audiendi, Sec. c. 3. p. 512. Ut quando os perrumpitur, sentiamus.^ &q. C. 4. p. 517. Sed multo melius est. Sec. c, 8. p. 528. Ex dolore colligimus. Sec. c. 13. p. 546. Ponendum autem hoc esse credidi., Sec. Any person, who will be at the pains to examine these passages, will easily see, that they strongly support the conclusion drawn from the two above recited. [See Linden or Almeloveen’s edition.]