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MEMOIll OF JOHN HUNTER. 
move : — I need not remind you of . You 
all know the loss anatomy has lately sustained.” 
He was obliged to pause, and turn Ids face from his 
hearers. At length recovering himself, he stated 
that Mr Cruickshank would occupy the place of Dr 
Hunter. This, and a few words more, were not 
spoken without great emotion, nor with dry eyes. 
The scene was so truly pathetic, that a general sym- 
pathy pervaded the whole class ; and every one, 
though all liad been preparing to leave the place, 
stood or sat motionless for several minutes. 
The period of Mr Hunter’s removal to his sump- 
tuous premises in Leicester Square, with a few suc- 
ceeding years, may be regarded as the brightest era 
of his life. He was then at the height of his sur- 
gical career. His mind and body were both in full 
vigour. His hands were capable of performing 
whatever was suggested by his mind, and his judg- 
ment was matured by a most ample experience. 
At this time he performed many successful opera- 
tions, and his improvements in the art of surgery 
were numerous and splendid. (Witness his treat- 
ment of Aneurism, Hydrocele, &c.) He was en- 
gaged in very extensive practice ; was Surgeon to 
St George’s Hospital ; delivered a long course of 
lectures during the winter ; kept up a School of 
Practical Anatomy, while he was all along forward- 
ing his discoveries in Comparative Anatomy and 
Natural History, and accumulating in his museum 
many splendid proofs of his indefatigable zeal. 
