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THE FIRST EDITION OF THIS WORK
WAS DEDICATED TO
SIR BENJAMIN COLLINS BRODIE, Bart., F.R.S., D.C.L.
IN ADMIRATION OF
HIS GREAT TALENTS
AND IN REMEMBRANCE OF
MANY ACTS OF KINDNESS SHOWN TO THE ORIGINAL
AUTHOR OF THE BOOK
FROM AN
EARLY PERIOD OF HIS PROFESSIONAL CAREER
