An oration delivered before the Medical Society of London, at their anniversary meeting, March 8, 1834 / [William Shearman].

  • William Shearman
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1834
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Credit: An oration delivered before the Medical Society of London, at their anniversary meeting, March 8, 1834 / [William Shearman]. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    removed to America, bequeathed 500/. to the so¬ ciety, for the purpose of enabling it to award a gold medal annually, to the author of some disser¬ tation, on a subject to be proposed by the council, the presentation of one of which by our excellent president, you have just witnessed. These two gentlemen gave substantial proof of their desire to promote the prosperity of the Society, and the ad¬ vancement of medical science. They are examples of a liberality of sentiment, which does honour to our profession, and which, it is to be hoped, will be often followed by those, who, with the posses¬ sion of adequate wealth, possess also, the more enviable blessing of a free-spirited and generous disposition. Among the more recent occurrences which in¬ terest us as a body, we have to notice with feel¬ ings of deep regret, the removal by the stern hand of death, of two of our oldest fellows, to both of i whom the Society has been indebted for valuable services. For no less a period than fifty-six years, did one belong to our association, during some part of which, he discharged the duties of the office I have the honour to hold.* Our other late associate had so many claims upon his time and attention, from the high estimation in which he was held as a physician, as to leave him little leisure to show himself amongst us so often as his Dr. Andree,
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