TO
GEORGE BURROWS, M.D., F.R.S., D.C.L.,
PRESIDENT OF THE
ROYAL COLLEGE OF PHYSICIANS OF ENGLAND,
WHOSE OWN ATTAINMENTS,
WHOSE SYMPATHY WITH THE INTELLECTUAL ACTIVITY
AND PROGRESS OF OTHERS,
WHOSE UNSWERVING DISCHARGE OF GREAT, AND WHOSE
CONSCIENTIOUS FULFILMENT OF DETAIL DUTIES,
FURNISHED FOR MANY YEARS A VALUABLE EXAMPLE
TO THE
STUDENTS OF ST. BARTHOLOMEW'S HOSPITAL,
THIS HARVEIAN ORATION
IS GRATEFULLY DEDICATED
BY ONE OF HIS FORMER PUPILS.
Oxford, 1873.
