Physick is a jest, a whim, an humour ... To which is added, a discourse or letter on the degree of doctor, in this profession / [By D. de C].

  • Dennis De Coetlogon
Date:
1739
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Credit: Physick is a jest, a whim, an humour ... To which is added, a discourse or letter on the degree of doctor, in this profession / [By D. de C]. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    is even as good as the other, and confequently not much material which it is of the Profef- ffon 5 that is, in effect, it is thus little better than a mere JeJi. But perhaps this Affertion will yet hill appear more plain, when we come to confider the Management of this Affair uh~ der the Head of mere ^ Humour. What I mean by Humour, is where Mankind are more particularly guided by their favourite Inclina¬ tions or Paffions: or are thus fomehow footlfd or cajol'd in their favourite Follies, rather than in making a truly, juft, and reafonable Choice of Men or Things 5 that is, from the real Me¬ rit to be found in fuch, without the leaf! Biafs from the Pallions, altogether unprejudiced, entirely from the Strength of Reafbn. Thus then we fhail obferve, that Men are commonly led by their private Interefl: or Avarice, their Fancy, or by particular Affe&ion j in fine, by fome one or other of their Pailions > otherwise by common Cuflom, like Sheep, are led to follow one another, or at bell fome fcabby Bell- weather, fo implicitcly directed and con¬ duced by one, whofe principal Interefl it is to lead them wrong, according to his own pro¬ per Interefl, without hardly having a Vote in their own Affair, even thomrh a Matter of the greatefl moment, to wit, that of Life or Heath. And all this from that filly idle pretence of their not being, fay they, fufficient Judges of thefe Affairs. t As to the confide ring this Profrffion as a Whim, it is fo, more particularly /poke of hereafter, under the Notion oj lancy. Sec.