Various ironic and serious discourses on the subject of physick : Viz I. Observations on Mrs. Stephens's medicine for the stone, with that of her Receipt as publish'd. II. Of the Origin, Nature, and Dignity of the Degrees of Doctors, particularly in Physick, first instituted by the Roman Pontiff. III. Physick's a Jest, a Whim, an Humour, a Fashion, e'en as much as Dress, or Dancing. IV. One Physician is good as another, Surgeons not less knowing, Apothecaries best of all. V. Sagacity the principal Knowledge in Physick. VI. A gothic oration in praise of that commonly call'd bad Practice in Physick.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

De Coetlogon, Dennis, d. 1749.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Medicine--Early works to 1800.

Medicine.

Physician and patient--Early works to 1800.

Physician and patient.

Wit and humor in medicine--Early works to 1800.

Wit and humor in medicine.

Genre:

Addresses.

Physical Description:

1 online resource ([4],31,[1]vi,3435,[1]xxvi4,28iv,44iv,44p. )

Other Title:

Various ironic and serious discourses on the subject of physick.

Place of Publication:

London : printed for W. Owen, at Homer's Head, near Temple-Bar, MDCCXLIX. [1749]

Notes:

Anonymous. By Dennis de Coetlogon.

In fact in seven parts, as part 1 is divided into two, each part has separate titlepage, pagination and register.

The parts dated I. 1739; II. 1740; III. 1736; IV. 1739; V. 1739; VI. 1742; VII. 1745.

The two parts of part 1 are called for in reverse order.

Reproduction of original from British Library.

Cited in:

English Short Title Catalog, T33042.

OCLC:

642569314