The History of medicine comprising a narrative of its progress from the earliest ages to the present timeLongman, Green, Longman, and Roberts, 1861 - 483 pages |
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Page 43
... Plague of Paris ; " Bocaccio , in the " Decameron ; " and Defoe , in his " History of the Great Plague of London . " * The following translation , by the Rev. Dr. Bloomfield , is well worthy of the original Greek : — “ The pestilence at ...
... Plague of Paris ; " Bocaccio , in the " Decameron ; " and Defoe , in his " History of the Great Plague of London . " * The following translation , by the Rev. Dr. Bloomfield , is well worthy of the original Greek : — “ The pestilence at ...
Page 47
... plague in Paris in the fourteenth century of the Christian era . sessions as only held by the tenure of the day . As to bestowing labour or pains on any pursuit which seemed honourable or noble , no one cared about the matter , it being ...
... plague in Paris in the fourteenth century of the Christian era . sessions as only held by the tenure of the day . As to bestowing labour or pains on any pursuit which seemed honourable or noble , no one cared about the matter , it being ...
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... plague of three years ' duration carried off , at its height , as many as ten thousand victims a day , recourse was had to the Lectisternum ( a ceremony which consisted in placing the statues of Apollo , Latona , Hercules , Mercury ...
... plague of three years ' duration carried off , at its height , as many as ten thousand victims a day , recourse was had to the Lectisternum ( a ceremony which consisted in placing the statues of Apollo , Latona , Hercules , Mercury ...
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... plague was a disease peculiar to Egypt , and it was , doubtless , the prevalence of that malignant disease in that country which occasioned the minute injunctions of Moses in regard to washing , cleansing , and purifying the person ...
... plague was a disease peculiar to Egypt , and it was , doubtless , the prevalence of that malignant disease in that country which occasioned the minute injunctions of Moses in regard to washing , cleansing , and purifying the person ...
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... plague which occurred about 296 years B. C. The senate , deputed to consult the Books on the occasion , discovered a command that the worship of Esculapius should be transferred from Epidaurus to Rome ; and an embassy was despatched ...
... plague which occurred about 296 years B. C. The senate , deputed to consult the Books on the occasion , discovered a command that the worship of Esculapius should be transferred from Epidaurus to Rome ; and an embassy was despatched ...
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