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himself in anatomical and surgical acquirements, 

 not to be made the disciple of Hume or Volney, 

 of Voltaire or Gibbon. Indeed, Sir, you have 

 completely travelled out of your record, by en- 

 deavouring to influence the moral and political 

 sentiments of your pupils. Instead of contem- 

 plating physiology, in its reference to surgery 

 and medicine, you have exhibited it as the road 

 to materialism in metaphysics, to faction in po- 

 litics, and to infidelity in religion. These are 

 grave and serious charges ; and if 1 cannot sub- 

 stantiate them, I shall be content to rank as a 

 bigot and calumniator. But if, in the following 

 Letters, it shall be proved that thes,e are the na- 

 tural consequences of your speculations, then, 

 as a man of honour, you will feel yourself driven 

 to the following dilemma: either you will, for 

 the future, refrain from expressing such opinions 

 in your character as Royal Professor, or, you 

 will renounce a situation so totally incompatible 

 with the display of these sentiments in politics 

 and religion. 



I remain, Sir, yours, &c. 



