The Scottish Review, Volume 23A. Gardner, 1894 - Scotland |
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... edu- cation of the doctor of the future . Let any man get and place before himself a series of the text books of to - day in the various subjects that must be studied by the medical student , The Medical Schools of Scotland . 3.
... edu- cation of the doctor of the future . Let any man get and place before himself a series of the text books of to - day in the various subjects that must be studied by the medical student , The Medical Schools of Scotland . 3.
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... a way that is most instructive to legislators . The mere enumeration of the different death - rates among the various trades and professions , with a medical commentary on the causes of the great The Medical Schools of Scotland . 5.
... a way that is most instructive to legislators . The mere enumeration of the different death - rates among the various trades and professions , with a medical commentary on the causes of the great The Medical Schools of Scotland . 5.
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... various subjects , but in time other men wished to teach and were encouraged to do so . So that there sprang up outside of the University , teachers in this and all other medical subjects . In 1855 , on Professor Syme's initiative , and ...
... various subjects , but in time other men wished to teach and were encouraged to do so . So that there sprang up outside of the University , teachers in this and all other medical subjects . In 1855 , on Professor Syme's initiative , and ...
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... various reasons these assaults failed ; and the Central and Flagstaff Bistions , the Main Redan and the Little Redan , with the Curtain between , were successfully held by their brave garrisons . It was otherwise at the Malakoff , the ...
... various reasons these assaults failed ; and the Central and Flagstaff Bistions , the Main Redan and the Little Redan , with the Curtain between , were successfully held by their brave garrisons . It was otherwise at the Malakoff , the ...
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... various unmistakable memorials of his actions , work and life . As a general confirmation of this , it may be added that there is no portion of Great Britain so full , in the same space , of Arthurian names , as that part of Scotland ...
... various unmistakable memorials of his actions , work and life . As a general confirmation of this , it may be added that there is no portion of Great Britain so full , in the same space , of Arthurian names , as that part of Scotland ...
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Page 247 - A TROUBLE, not of clouds, or weeping rain, Nor of the setting sun's pathetic light Engendered, hangs o'er Eildon's triple height : Spirits of power, assembled there, complain For kindred power departing from their sight ; While Tweed, best pleased in chanting a blithe strain, Saddens his voice again, and yet again.
Page 174 - And that servant, which knew his lord's will, and prepared not himself, neither did according to his will, shall be beaten with many stripes. But he that knew not, and did commit things worthy of stripes, shall be beaten with few stripes.
Page 167 - For though there be that are called gods, whether in heaven or in earth, (as there be gods many, and lords many,) But to us there is but one God, the Father, of whom are all things, and uf in him; and one Lord Jesus Christ, by whom are all things; and we by him.
Page 174 - Even so ye also, when ye shall have done all the things that are commanded you, say, We are unprofitable servants; we have done that which it was our duty to do.
Page 236 - In politics, a bitter and unscrupulous partisan ; profuse and ostentatious in expense ; agitated by the hopes and fears of a gambler; perpetually sacrificing the perfection of his compositions, and the durability of his fame, to his eagerness for money...
Page 230 - I did so fast, that the last two volumes were written in three weeks. I had a great deal of fun in the accomplishment of this task, though I do not expect that it will be popular in the south, as much of the humor, if there be any, is local, and some of it even professional.
Page 237 - received several excuses, and the party was a small one ; " and, knowing all the people present, I was satisfied that " the writer of that novel must have been, and could have " been, no other than Walter Scott. " He spoiled the fame of his poetry by his superior " prose. He has such extent and versatility of powers in " writing, that, should his Novels ever tire the public, " which is not likely, he will apply himself to something " else, and succeed as well. " His mottoes from old plays prove...
Page 245 - And if they take my salaries of £1300 and £300, they cannot but give me something out of them. I have been rash in anticipating funds to buy land, but then I made from £5000 to £10,000 a year, and land was my temptation.
Page 118 - When I was a boy just turn'd of nine, My uncle sent for me, To hunt, and hawk, and ride with him, And keep him companie.
Page 230 - It was a very old attempt of mine to embody some traits of those characters and manners peculiar to Scotland, the last remnants of which vanished during my own youth, so that few or no traces now remain.