A short account of the life of the right honourable Sir Joseph Banks, K.B., president of the Royal Society of London read at the fortieth anniversary of the Harveian Society of Edinburgh, on the 12th of April 1821 / [Andrew Duncan].

  • Duncan, Andrew, 1744-1828.
Date:
1821
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Credit: A short account of the life of the right honourable Sir Joseph Banks, K.B., president of the Royal Society of London read at the fortieth anniversary of the Harveian Society of Edinburgh, on the 12th of April 1821 / [Andrew Duncan]. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    t 23 ] As from the eastern wave to western flood, Thy course revolving animates the world, So circling moves the current of the blood. Hail! to thy favoured Son! let pasans ring. Hail! to his deathless name, whose fervid mind Flashed light to teach, to lead, to bless mankind. Hail! to immortal Harvey ! And, while our bosoms throb, our pulses beat; While the red current charged with vital heat, Plays in meandring stream. Still higher shall we raise the strain. Till heaven’s high vault returns again The soul-expanding theme. Hail! to immortal Harvey raise the song. Hail I to immortal Harvey. Hail!