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bringing with them from renowned seats of learning 

 abundant stores of all preparatory knowledge, both 

 devoting minds ardent and acute to the philosophy of 

 their profession, both dispensing health and strength 

 through a wide circle around them, both advancing 

 their profession by their valuable writings, both 

 sinking into the grave in a good old age at nearly the 

 same period, and both leaving behind them those who 

 will hereafter be regarded as among the ornaments of 

 their native city. [14] 



A private feeling of regard might induce me to add 

 another name — one who did something for medical 

 science, and enough to show that more might have 

 been expected from him had a longer date been given 

 him. [15] But, while it is impossible to enumerate 

 all who have advanced the cause of science, and espe- 

 cially of medical science, we must not omit the mention 

 of one man whose own attainments were considerable, 

 and who is known by a few but curious and valuable 

 writings, but whose name becomes more particularly 

 connected Avith the science of Bath by the circum- 

 stance that for many years his house was the resort 

 of many of the scientific residents of Bath and of such 

 learned strangers as were visiting this city, I mean 

 Sir William Watson, at whose house and that of 

 another distinguished member of the medical profes- 

 sion still living amongst us and a member of this 



