Genre:

News-Commentary, Drollery; Song

Subjects:

Universities, Medical Treatment

    Responding to news that during the quincentennial anniversary of the University of Cambridge, held at Gonville and Caius College, John J Smith toasted 'Physic'. Suggests that the toast would have included a song containing such lines as 'A bumper of febrifuge fill for me; / Give those who prefer it to be black draught; / But whatever the dose, it a strong one must be'.