Dialogues between a pupil of the late John Hunter, and Jessé Foot, including passages in Darwin's Zoonomia / [Jesse Foot].

  • Jesse Foot
Date:
1795
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Credit: Dialogues between a pupil of the late John Hunter, and Jessé Foot, including passages in Darwin's Zoonomia / [Jesse Foot]. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    finifhed the body of the work, and after they have allowed themfelves the in¬ dulgence of fearching at their leifure, for what might have been faid by for- / mer authors. ' It would be prefumption to fuppofe that this preface can be extended to any length, but from ignorance alone. For who can be bold enough to offer to the publick a preface upon dialogue, unlefs he has fo far condefcended to rely upon his own abftractcd talent, as not to recur to authors who have already regiftered the refult of their learned enquiries ? He indeed who hath not read the preface by Dr. Hurd (the prefent Bifliop of Worcefter) might prefume, that he had fomething to fay upon the queftion ; but he who has, will feel how vain the attempt would be, to infinuate a tingle critical thought that might poffibly have efcapcd
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