1823.) °° 
sentences, are the same in the English* 
as in, its parent the Saxon, then the 
present Enelish: is “completely An- 
elo-Saxon in its whole idiom, and cen- 
struction.” » Itasjacknowledged, ‘that, 
while the foundation of our language 
is certainly Saxon, some part of its or- 
namental superstructure is from the 
polished speech of Greece and Rome, 
"Phis is evidently the opinion of Mr. 
Bosworth, for be states in his Preface, 
p. xvill. ‘* Without the Saxon, no one 
can fully enter into the vernacular 
idiom of the English Janguage and 
other northern tongues; for, trom the 
same source as the Anglo-Saxon, 
flows the greatest part of almost every 
Janguage in the north ot Europe. The 
radical part of the modern English is 
of Saxon origin, while the terms of 
arts and sciences, and many words re- 
cently adopted by us, are derived from 
the Greek and Roman tongues. Thus, 
the rapid current of European elo- 
quence may be considered as flowing 
directly from the Gothic fountain, 
receiving, in its subsequent course, a 
confluence of fructifying and limpid 
streams from the more genial climes of 
Greece and Rome. 
The next objection of Philograius is 
founded on an error in his quotation. 
The author of the Saxon elements 
does not say, “if we examine the 
most elegant, &c.” but, “if we exa- 
mine the most simple specimens of 
our written language, or that which is 
used in our colloquial intercourse with 
each other, on ordinary occasions, we 
shall often find the average Saxon 
words to be, not less than eight out of 
ten.” The sentence chosen for exami- 
nation by Philograius is from Locke, 
with the omission of several words. 
On metaphysical subjects, we must 
expect to find a considerable number 
of words deriyed from the Latin and 
Greck linguages; but, even in this 
upfavourable extract, if the whole pas- 
sage be taken, the proportion of words 
from the Saxon will be nearly what 
has been stated, The, proportion in 
seme cases is considerably greater: 
the extract from St. John xi, 32—36 
contains cighty words, seventy-two of 
which are fromthe Saxon. Not toin- 
. Mit I ici < 
sist on favourable proofs, let us take 
the exordium of Milton’s Paradise 
Lost. 
val okt reader may be couvinced that 
they are, by tirning to the notes in Mr, 
Bosworth’s Saxot) Elements. ' 
Letters on the Medical School of London. 
407 
Of man’s first disobedience, and the fruit 
Of that forbidden tree, whose mortal taste 
Brought death into the world, and all our 
woe, | 
With loss of Eden ; till one greater Man 
Res!ore us, and regain the blissful seat, 
Sing heavenly muse,—c. 
This. passage’ contains forty-one 
words, thirty-five of which are derived 
immediately from the’ Saxon. The 
author of the ‘Saxon Elements has 
therefore not attempted to “ prove too 
much,” but has aided the ‘ cause he 
intended to serve” by drawing his 
conclusions only so far as his premises 
would legitimately allow. 
PHILOSAXONICUSs 
September 8th. 
—t— 
For the Monthly Magazine. 
LETTERS ON THE 
MEDICAL SCHOOL OF LONDON, 
LETTER I. 
To Frederick William Maitland, esq. 
Trinity College, Oxford. 
HE next hospital which I purpose 
introducing to your-notice-is St. 
George’s, at Hyde Park corner; with 
the more minute concerns of which L 
have lately had abundant opportunity’ 
of becoming acquainted, through the_ 
kindness of our old friend Owen, who 
is apupil there. This hospital, which 
is celebrated for having produced)a 
Hunter, and which, Jike every: other, 
has its due quota of physicians and 
‘ surgeons, may be deemed the focus of 
the Western school, as most of the 
pupils, who belong to those, professors 
who reside at the west end of. the 
town, aud are not hospital-surgeons, 
resort to St. George’s for theim'sur- 
gery, which is certainly very superior 
to any other in that part,.of the, town. 
Thus, while the Borough. hospitals (of 
which you shall have a. particular 
account in, due season,) ‘bear, ‘the 
bell” in the, east, St. George’s \does 
the same in the;west ; and, very: de- 
servedly so, If I) were. to, recom- 
meuce my pupilage, I would prefer St. 
George’s to. any, other. hospital) in 
London; because I am quite, sure that 
a diligent student, can, learn, more in~ 
six months from. the surgeons, of that 
institution, than; they,can,in, twelve 
from, those. of any other;—not,except- 
ing even that over which. the great, Sir 
Astley Cooper himself presides, |, I do 
not mean to say, that the, surgeons 
there are men of more ability than 
those of the other hospitals ; but there 
are two of them, at Icast, who may 
fearlessly 
