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to insinuate, that I have not yielded to the 

 same temptations : Video meliora proboque ; de- 

 teriora sequor. A soldier may relate the defeats, 

 as well as the victories, in which he has borne a 

 share* 



The young men, who apply to the study of 

 medicine in this country, are chiefly of small 

 original fortune, and the greater part of this is 

 commonly consumed in their education. Very 

 few physicians, therefore, when they come to 

 London to exercise their profession, which, if 

 they have graduated at either of the English 

 universities, they seldom do till they are nearly 

 thirty years old, have sufficient incomes for 

 living in the manner, which is thought here 

 becoming the rank of a gentleman. They are 

 consequently extremely desirous to supply this 

 deficiency in their private fortunes by the pro- 

 fits of practice, and their age strongly urges 

 them against every needless delay in attempting 

 to accomplish this end. Barristers, from enter- 

 ing more early into their profession, may witri 

 less inconvenience wait the gradual approach 

 of business. These too have frequently, soon 

 after they commence practice, opportunities of 

 appealing to the world, in the most honourable 

 manner, on their fitness to be employed. They 

 address themselves publicly to men well quali- 

 fied to judge of their abilities, and upon subjects 



