The Late Professor Porson
W H S
Genre: | Letter, Anecdote |
Subjects: | Anatomy, Dissection |
In contradiction of the 'vulgar epithet of "thick-scull" or "thick-head"' for those lacking in intelligence, observes that the learned Richard Porson, when his head was opened after his death, was found to have the 'thickest skull'. | |
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