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to my imagination : I felt, I had a noble object in view ! Not, 
however, to relieve the sufferings of my follow men, all 
important as it ever will be, but to relieve the sufferings of 
that valuable, and indispensable, yet illused animal, the horse. 
Mr. Varnell did, as I have said, everything in his power to 
explain to me the nature and rationale of the symptoms of 
the several cases that came under his notice in the college 
infirmary. How I have profited by his instructions, time 
alone will tell ! I cannot leave this part of my subject, how- 
ever, without again thanking Mr. Varnell, and which l do 
most sincerely. Ever shall I feel a lively interest in his future 
welfare, and which I doubt not will be a very prosperous one. 
Indeed, I am sure it would be if the good wishes of all of us 
could effect it, for 1 know that every student of the college 
entertains for him the best wishes, and the highest esteem. 
Gentlemen, had I the flow of language, or the eloquence 
of our professors ; I should bring it all to bear on the 
subject of our assembling here this evening, but even then I 
should fall far short of conveying to the gentleman we meet to 
honour, one half the pleasure it gives us in presenting him 
with this testimonial. Alas 1 I have not that which I desire, and 
therefore I hope you will grant me your indulgence in this 
my feeble attempt to convey to Mr. Varnell the high estima- 
tion we have for his talents as a teacher, and for his untiring 
efforts in imparting to us that knowledge, which will, I trust, 
enable us to become hereafter useful as well as scientific 
members of the profession we have embraced. 
I regret that this testimonial, costly as it may be, is not of 
a more substantial nature, but given as it is with the good 
wishes of so many of the pupils, it will I am sure have a 
value in his eyes beyond all price. As small as the present 
is, it will be treasured by Mr. Varnell as long as he lives. It 
will be a pleasure, 1 doubt not, for that gentleman to look 
upon our gift in after years, when we are all scattered, 
perhaps, to every quarter of the globe. It will be a pleasure, 
I say, because it will recall to his memory many of our names, 
and our forms one after another will rise before his mind’s 
eye, and light up a smile upon his countenance, as many 
of our little follies are brought back to his remembrance. 
Gentlemen, as an anatomist, I need scarcely tell you that 
our demonstrator stands prominently forward among pro- 
fessors of that science. It is, as you well know, by know- 
ledge of this branch of our profession that we are enabled to 
go forth into the world, and take our position as veterinary 
surgeons with confidence and credit to ourselves. It is, I again 
repeat, by a knowledge of anatomy that we can arrive at a 
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