The anatomist dissected: or the man-midwife finely brought to bed. : Being an examination of the conduct of Mr. St. Andre. Touching the late pretended rabbit-bearer; as it appears from his own narrative. / By Lemuel Gulliver.

Swift, Jonathan, 1667-1745.

Date:: 1727

Credit: The anatomist dissected: or the man-midwife finely brought to bed. : Being an examination of the conduct of Mr. St. Andre. Touching the late pretended rabbit-bearer; as it appears from his own narrative. / By Lemuel Gulliver. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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$[?] s. - » * Mr. St. Andre, at this time of the Year, to take two Journeys to Guildford, in order to enquire into the Truth of what, in Nature, it • ' ' ' * 1 I J. . , '.1 . ■ ' was impoffible Ihould be true. How¬ ever, to' Guildford he came for the - * X • - * ’-4 ' Jf firlt time : where I fhali attend him v-j ■ ' . — ■ \ ;; a while, and watch his Motions, - -e • . . v i • . v .. ^ perhaps to a better Purpofe than he did thole of the Rabbit-bearing Wo¬ man : For tho\ with all his Skill • • • W.- L X X 1 * 4^ Jijjlij f .• . . V . i he was not able to detect her Fraud, k ’ J j * * • • -k > i .# I hope - with very little of mine to dilplay his Ignorance. In the the firft Place, how ftupid muft he have been, not to fufped a Trick, when Howard, upon being V * lent for, came and acquainted him, that the Woman was aciu ally in La- hour of £he fifteenth Ralbit, This puts$