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“I think it perfectly just, that he who, from the love of experiment, quits an approved for an uncertain practice, should suffer the full penalty of Egyptian law against medical innovation; as I would consign to the pillory, the wretch, who out of regard to his character, that is, to his fees, should follow the routine, when, from constant experience he is sure that his patient will die under it, provided any, not inhuman, deviation would give his patient a chance.”

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Thomas Beddoes

Thomas Beddoes, born on April 13, 1760, and died on December 24, 1808, was a British poet of the late 18th and early 19th centuries. He is known for his unique poetic style and exploration of scientific philosophy. more

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