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the mercy of God.’ His enunciation proved prophetic, for in less 
than twenty-four hours he was no more.” 
[To Mr. Bransby Cooper we owe much for these long quotations. 
They are interesting to us as veterinary surgeons, and remind 
us of those to whom the welfare of our profession was once 
committed. — Y.] 
To this we add, from the Journal of Sir Astley, an account of 
several of the examiners of the veterinary pupils. The list of 
them is highly creditable to our profession. 
“ Mr. Cline possessed great judgment, both as a surgeon and a 
man. He was an excellent lecturer, particularly for those who 
were first embarking in their profession, for he was simple and 
exceedingly perspicuous. As an operator he was slow, cautious, 
and firm. His temper, until the last two years, was of the mild- 
est and most equable kind. I never saw him in a passion but 
twice — once with a cowardly patient, who had repeatedly con- 
sented to an operation, and as often refused, and whom he, at last, 
forced to submit, while vacillating on the table ; and at another 
time with a man who struck his dog, whom he collared, and would 
have punished if he had not been submissive. He was a man of 
great courage. To me he was always kind, until he became pre- 
judiced against me during the last two years of his life. I would 
have gone round the world to have served him ; but I never flat- 
tered him, nor subscribed to any of his opinions which I thought 
erroneous. 
He was a great admirer of Mr. Hunter ; and when he once had 
formed a good opinion of a man, all his doctrines were true with 
him, for he could not see a fault. His high opinion of Mr. Hunter 
shews his judgment, for almost all other of Mr. Hunter’s contem- 
poraries, although they praise him now, abused him while he lived. 
In his family he was excellent — a good husband, son, and father. 
All were devoted to him, and he was attached to them. His fa- 
mily looked up to him almost as to a god, and could not bear him 
to be thought deteriorated even by age. 
In ordinary conversation he was a most correct relator of facts, 
