THE

LIFE AND WORKS

OF

JOHN ARBUTHNOT

M.D., FELLOW OF THE ROYAL COLLEGE OF PHYSICIANS

BY

GEORGE A. AITKEN

I think Dr. Arbuthnot the first man among them. He was the most
universal genius, being an excellent physician, a man of deep learning,
and a man of much humour.
DR. JOHNSON

Oxford

AT THE CLARENDON PRESS

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REGIA
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MY MOTHER'