Practical observations on injuries of the head / By William Sharp.

  • William Sharp
Date:
1841
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    and that the manner in which I have discharged this duty, will be acceptable to my professional brethren. In conclusion, it may, perhaps, be necessary to apologise for the brief biographical notices of eminent men which I have given;—they have been suggested by feelings of respect for men of talent, who have devoted themselves to our useful profession, and are added for the sake of those who feel an interest in such recollec- tions, but find it difficult, at the moment they are needed, to know where to find them. With regard to the imperfections in the execution of my work, which will doubtless be discovered by those who have leisure to peruse it critically, it may suffice to remind them, that it has been written in the midst of the distractions and interruptions of daily practice; which, indeed, would have discouraged me altogether, had I not wished to put upon record, the practical results of a great many observations. “Feci quod potul, non ut volui.”