Genre:

Introduction; Poetry, Drollery

Relevant illustrations:

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Subjects:

Medical Practitioners, Medical Treatment, Pharmaceuticals

    Subtitled 'Mr. Wakley, the Modern Orpheus', the illustration depicts Wakley as Orpheus and the text responds to Wakley's claim that 'he could mix up a poem as well as any of the regular practitioners, and licentiates in the same verse line'. His recipe consists of eight lines of Latin text including 'Zephyrorum murmur / Osculorum candent', 'Virginum lacrym / Hominum perjur'.