Memoirs of the life and writings of Thomas Percival, ... To which is added, a selection from his correspondence.

Date:
1807
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Credit: Memoirs of the life and writings of Thomas Percival, ... To which is added, a selection from his correspondence. Source: Wellcome Collection.

Provider: This material has been provided by the Royal College of Physicians of Edinburgh. The original may be consulted at the Royal College of Physicians of Edinburgh.

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    difplayed fince that time give wonderful elevation to his chara&er. ££ I fincerely wifli Dr. Priedley fuccefs in his lau- dable endeavours to convert the Jews. The time will come, no doubt, when the eyes of that people (hall be opened ; but their difinclination to the company and to the writings of Chridians is fucn, as feems to inti- mate that it is Hill very remote. Chridians, however, ought to do their bed, and to hope for the bed.” [The letter refpefting the habits and purfuits of Dr. Franklin, to which Dr. Beattie refers in the above communication, has unfortunately been de- droyed. The following letter, from that eminent philofopher, during his refidence in France, may be deemed curious, both on account of the mat- ter which it contains, and as it was written in the 79th of his age, evincing the fame vein of humour which chara&erifed him through life.]
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