The Borough

by George Crabbe

BUTLER, Hudibras.

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PROFESSIONS - PHYSIC.

The Worth and Excellence of the true Physician - Merit, not the sole Cause of Success - Modes of advancing Reputation - Motives of medical Men for publishing their Works - The great Evil of Quackery - Present State of advertising Quacks - Their Hazard - Some fail, and why - Causes of Success - How Men of understanding are prevailed upon to have recourse to Empirics, and to permit their Names to be advertised - Evils of Quackery: to nervous Females;

to Youth; to Infants - History of an advertising Empiric, &c.

NEXT, to a graver tribe we turn our view,

And yield the praise to worth and science due,

But this with serious words and sober style,

For these are friends with whom we seldom smile.

Helpers of men they’re call’d, and we confess