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tion to perform at the Infirmary, he invited 
most of the respectable surgeons of this and 
the neighbouring towns to be the spectators 
of his practice. As an operator, he was steady 
and collected, and was prepared both by the 
natural firmness of his mind, and by the ac- 
curacy of his anatomical knowledge, to en- 
counter, without ‘dismay, those unforeseen 
difficulties, that sometimes occur even to the 
most sagacious surgeons. 
Of his manner in the apartments of the sick, 
it would not be easy to speak too favourably : 
It was singularly calculated to inspire confi- 
dence; for he evinced, by the attention which 
he gave to the case, and by the promptitude 
and firmness with which he decided, that he 
was intent on employing all the resources of 
his skill and knowledge. In the common in- ° 
tercourse of life, he was an agreeable and in- 
structive companion ; he abounded with enter- 
taining anecdotes ; and having frequently mix- 
ed with the higher circles of society, his 
manners and his feelings were those of a 
well bred gentleman. Even for those bran- 
ches of knowledge which he had not cultiva- 
ted, he entertained respect; and his mind 
was awake to all those sources of casual infor- 
mation, which, to one extensively engaged 
in medical or surgical practice, must often 
