 A physician in a great city seems to be the mere plaything of fortune; his degree of reputation is, for the most part, totally casual — they that employ him know not his excellence; they that reject him know not his deficience.  The Life of Samuel Johnson, LL.D. - Page 235by John Hawkins - 1787 - 605 pagesFull view - About this book
 | Samuel Johnson - 1811 - 366 pages
...reject him know not 4ris deficience. By any acute observer, ivho had looked on the transactions of the medical world for half a century, a very curious book might be written on the " fortune of physicians." . Akenside appears not to have been wanting to his own success : he placed himself in... | |
 | John Edmonds Stock - 1811 - 508 pages
...is, for the mast part, totally casual. By an acute observer who had looked on the transactions of the medical world for half a century, a very curious book might be written on the fortune of physicians." This idea struck him as a peculiarly happy one, arid digressing from the Plain (object... | |
 | English literature - 1812 - 708 pages
...deficience.' The doctor then adds that ' By an acute observer, who had looked on the transactions of the medical world for half a century, a very curious book might be written on the " Fortune of Physician^."' Medical celebrity is certainly, tor the most part, founded on very slesder materials.... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - English literature - 1816 - 410 pages
...reject him know not his deficience. By any acute observer, who had looked on the transactions of the medical world for half a century, a very curious book might be written on the " Fortune of Physicians." Akenside appears not to have been wanting to his own success ; he placed himself in view... | |
 | Samuel Johnson, Arthur Murphy - English literature - 1820 - 404 pages
...reject him know not his deficience. By any acute observer, who had looked on the transactions of the medical world for half a century, a very curious book might be written on the " Fortune of " Physicians." Akenside appears not to have been wanting to his own success : he placed himself in... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1823 - 404 pages
...reject him know not his deficience. By an acute observer, who had looked on the transactions of the medical world for half a century, a very curious book might be written on the " Fortune of Physicians." Akenside appears not to have been wanting to his own success: he placed himself in view... | |
 | John Milton - 1824 - 510 pages
...reject him know not his déficience. By any acute observer, who had looked on the transactions of the medical world for half a century, a very curious book might be written on the ' Fortune of Physicians.' Akenside appears not to have been wanting to his own success: he placed himself in view... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1825 - 682 pages
...reject him know not his deficience. By an acute observer, who had looked on the transactions of the medical world for half a century, a very curious book might be written on the " Fortune of Physicians." Akenside appears not to have been wanting to his own success : he placed himself in view... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - English literature - 1825 - 524 pages
...reject him know not his deficience. By any acute observer, who had looked on the transactions of the medical world for half a century, a very curious book might be written on the Fortune of Physicians m. Akenside appears -not to have been wanting to his own success : he placed himself in... | |
 | Congregationalism - 1832 - 534 pages
...DR. JOHNSON was of opinion, that by " an acute observer, who had looked on the transactions of the medical world for half a century, a very curious book might be written on the ' Fortune of Physicians ;' " one, however, equally curious, and far moreprofitable, in our opinion, might be compiled... | |
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