Characters.—A Fencer
Anon
Genre: | Extract, Miscellaneous |
Publications extracted: | London Magazine |
Subjects: | Medical Practitioners |
The article extends a medical metaphor for the profession of a fencing master: 'He is a duel doctor, and professes to help nature by art, and his prescriptions, like those of other doctors, destroy as many as they preserve'. | |
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