Autobiography of the Late Sir Benjamin C. BrodieLongmans, Green, and Company, 1865 - 187 pages |
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... hospital . To those who really desire to learn , the wards of a hospital are soon found to be replete with interest . At first all is confusion . The nice distinction of symptoms on which the diagnosis of disease depends , why the pulse ...
... hospital . To those who really desire to learn , the wards of a hospital are soon found to be replete with interest . At first all is confusion . The nice distinction of symptoms on which the diagnosis of disease depends , why the pulse ...
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... this respect were little able to understand . During the summer of 1803 I never failed to pass the early part of the day in the wards of the hospital . In the afternoon I usually dined by SIR BENJAMIN BRODIE , BART . 45.
... this respect were little able to understand . During the summer of 1803 I never failed to pass the early part of the day in the wards of the hospital . In the afternoon I usually dined by SIR BENJAMIN BRODIE , BART . 45.
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Sir Benjamin Brodie. the hospital . In the afternoon I usually dined by myself at my lodgings in Knightsbridge , and in the evening read some Latin classics , and other books which formed my scanty library , or a novel from a small ...
Sir Benjamin Brodie. the hospital . In the afternoon I usually dined by myself at my lodgings in Knightsbridge , and in the evening read some Latin classics , and other books which formed my scanty library , or a novel from a small ...
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... hospital and the school of anatomy . At the latter I had obtained some credit with Mr. Wil- son and his colleague Mr. Thomas . The latter only delivered a few of the anatomical lectures , but it was understood that he was to superin ...
... hospital and the school of anatomy . At the latter I had obtained some credit with Mr. Wil- son and his colleague Mr. Thomas . The latter only delivered a few of the anatomical lectures , but it was understood that he was to superin ...
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... hospital , and my intimacy with him enabled me to pursue my studies there with great advan- tage . He had more knowledge of his profes- sion than most young men of his standing . In the early part of the day , I was always with him in ...
... hospital , and my intimacy with him enabled me to pursue my studies there with great advan- tage . He had more knowledge of his profes- sion than most young men of his standing . In the early part of the day , I was always with him in ...
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