The electrical eel, or, Gymnotus electricus : inscribed to the honourable members of the R***l S*****y / by Adam Strong, naturalist [pseud].

  • James Perry
Date:
1777
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Credit: The electrical eel, or, Gymnotus electricus : inscribed to the honourable members of the R***l S*****y / by Adam Strong, naturalist [pseud]. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    But old Philofopher, And Phyiician, Moses, To have tempted the divine Eve, in the living Garden of Eden. As thefe Labours and Studies, To hx the Genus and Properties Of this inlinuating Reptile, Have been the purfiiit of the Author’s Life, from Fifteen to He flatters himfelf, that the Reward of his Studies Will be an Honourable Admiilion Into Your Learned Society; And if He h as fo well ufed his time, in the pleafing inveftigations Of The natural virtues of the EEL, He will, with unfeigned Gratitude, confefs. That it is the only circumilance of his Studies That hath Produced him any fignal Reward. For to obtain Such a Meed, and fuch a Diftinftion, For the pleafures of Diving into the fecrets Of Nature, Will be a gratification to his mental faculties, Unexpe- )
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