Introductory Lecture, Delivered at the Commencement of the Fourth Session of the Medical College of South Carolina

Download or read book Introductory Lecture, Delivered at the Commencement of the Fourth Session of the Medical College of South Carolina written by Samuel Henry Dickson and published by Forgotten Books. This book was released on 2018-09-20 with total page 30 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from Introductory Lecture, Delivered at the Commencement of the Fourth Session of the Medical College of South Carolina: November, 1827 Of the accomplishment of a task so arduous as the prepa ration for the duties of a teacher of medicine, we may ac knowledge, applying the fervid, rational and pious language used by Milton, speaking, however, of a different subject This is not to be obtained but by devout prayer to the eternal Spirit, that can enrich with all utterance and know ledge, and sends out his seraphim with the hallowed fire of his altar to touch and purify the lips of whom he pleases; To this must be added industrious and select reading. Steady observation, and insight into all seemly and generous arts and affairs. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.