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thought it neceflary to give a more correft edition of 

 them in the latter part of his life. But his faculties 

 being then much impaired, his friends looked in vain 

 for thofe ftriking beauties that charatlerifed his lite-» 

 rary exertions in the prime of life* 



Some years afterwards^ on the death ofDo£^o* 

 White, the magillrates once more appointed Doftov 

 Cullen to give kftures on the theory of phyfic in his 

 (lead. And it was on that occafion Doftor Culfen 

 thought it expedient to refign the chair in favour of 

 Doctor Black, his former pupil, whofe talents in that 

 department of fcience were then Well known, and who 

 has filled the chair ever fince with great fatisfadion to 

 the public. Soon after, on the de^th of Doctor Ruther- 

 ford, who for many years had given leftures with ap- 

 plaufe on the pra£lice of phyfic, Doclcr John Gr-egory. 

 (whofe name can never be mentioned by any one who 

 had the pleafure of his acquaintance, without the 

 warmed tribute of a grateful refpefl) having becoms. 

 a candidate for this place along with Do£l:dr Cullen, a 

 fort of compromife took place between them, by which 

 they agreed each to give leftures alternately on the. 

 theory and on the praftice of phyfic, during thejr joint 

 lives, the longeft furvivor being allowed to hold either. 

 of the clalfes he ihould incline. In confequence of this. 

 agreement. Doctor Cullen delivered the Jfr/? courfe cf 

 le£l:ures on the practice of phyfic in v/inter 1766, and 

 Doctor Gregory fucceeded himintliat branch the fol-». 

 lowing year. Never perhaps did a literary arrange-f 

 ment take place that could have proved more benefi- 

 cial to the ftudents than this. Both thefe menpofief* 

 fed great talents, though of a kind extremely diflimi-* 

 lar. Both of them had certsin failings or defe£la 

 which the other v/as aware of, and ccuntera£ted. Each 

 cf them knew and refpected the talents of the other* 

 They co-operated, therefore, in the happier; manner, to. 

 enlarge the undcrilanding, and to forward thepurfuit* 

 of their pupils. Unfortanatf-'ly fhis arrangement wja 



