86 Dr. Johnfione's. Account of the 



Dr. Gregory was tall in perfon, and remark- 

 able for the fweetnefs of his difpofition and 

 countenance, as well as for the eafe and opennefs 

 of his manners. He was an univerfal and 

 elegant fcholar, an experienced, learned, faga- 

 cious and humane phyfician — A profefTor, who 

 had the happy talent of interefting his pupils, 

 and of direding their attention to fubjedls of 

 importance, and of explaining difficulties with 

 fimplicity and clearnefs. He entered with great 

 warmth into the interefls and condufl of his 

 hearers, and gave fuch as deferved it every 

 encouragement and alTiftance in his power : 

 open, frank, focial, and undifguifed in his 

 life and manners, fincere in his fiiendfhips, a 

 tender hufl^and and father: an unaffeded, 

 chearful, candid, benevolent man — a faithful 

 chriftian. Dr. Gregory's unexpefled death, in 

 the heighth of his ufefulnefs, and with appear- 

 ances which afforded hopes of its continuance 

 for a much longer period, was univerfally 

 lamented as a public, no lefs than a private 

 lofs; and fcience, genius, and worth will 

 long weep over his grave. 



Dr. Gregory married in 1752, Elizabeth, 

 daughter of William Lord Forbes: he loft this 

 amiable lady in 1761 : iTie left the dodor three 

 fons and three daughters, viz. James Gregory, 

 M. D. now ProfefTor of Medicine in Edinburgh — 

 Dorothea — Anne — Elizabeth — William, iludent 



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