Medical Rhymes
A Collection of Rhymes of Ye Anciente Time, and Rhymes of the Modern Day, Rhymes Grave and Rhymes Mirthful, Rhymes Anstomical, Therapeutical and Surgical, All Sorts of Rhymes to Interest, Amuse and Edify All Sorts of Followers of Esculapiu

Excerpt from Medical Rhymes: A Collection of Rhymes of Ye Anciente Time, and Rhymes of the Modern Day, Rhymes Grave and Rhymes Mirthful, Rhymes Anstomical, Therapeutical and Surgical, All Sorts of Rhymes to Interest, Amuse and Edify All Sorts of Followers of Esculapius, Selected And<br><br>Compilations of medical poems have been issued in France by Dr. G. J. Witkowski and in Germany by Dr. Ludwig Heymann and others. In the English tongue none has heretofore appeared, and this must be looked upon as a novelty. The purpose of my book is to amuse the busy doctor in leisure hours. Some of the serious poems will no doubt furnish food for reflection.<br><br>I hope the profession will read this book with pleasure. I wish most sincerely to thank those gentlemen who have aided me in the preparation of this book, and without whose kind help the work would not have been completed.<br><br>I must also acknowledge my indebtedness to Messrs. Houghton, Mifflin & Co., of Boston, Mass., for being allowed to reprint some of the copyrighted poems of Dr. O. W. Holmes.<br><br>About the Publisher<br><br>Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com<br><br>This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.