3i6 STAGGERS, &c. 



** as if he was dead, except only a quick motion 

 ** of his heart and lungs, which caufes a violent 

 *^ working of his flanks ; Jornetimes he has in- 

 '* voluntary motions and ihaking of his limbs 

 ** fo ftrong, that he has not only beat and 

 '^ fpurned his litter, but the pavement with it." 

 Flere is ample proof how much I maght in- 

 dulge myfelf in playing upon the alternatives 

 they admit, fo cautioujly guarded with their 

 adverb of poffibility y I could introduce a very 

 long chain of quotations in the fame ftyle of 

 ambiguity or duplicity, plentifully interfperfed 

 With their f;ivourtite fafeguard ^^ Jornetimes he is 

 " ^Ci'3,2Si^Jomethnes\i^. is down; and/^/;?^//;;;fj-he 

 •* is hot, 2Sid.Joptetimes he is cold -y Jornetimes they 

 *' recover, and fometimes they prove mortal/' 

 &c. but it has ever been the intent of this work 

 to m.ake the cause, symptoms, and cure of 

 every difeafe, as clear as the nature of each cafe 

 will admit j being unavoidably interfperfed with 

 medical remarks and occafional explanations, 

 where technical terms could not be evaded ; I 

 feall therefore revert no m.ore to a fucceflion or 

 repetition of fymptoms, where enough has been 

 already pointed out to explain to any rational 

 obferyer a cafe originating in the caufes we 



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