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GEORGE BURROWS, M.D., F.R.S., D.C.L., PRESIDENT OF THE ROYAL COLLEGE OF PHYSICIANS OF ENGLAND, WHOSE OWN ATTAINMENTS, WHOSE SYMPATHY WITH THE INTELLECTUAL ACTIVITY AND PROGRESS OF OTHERS, WHOSE UNSWERVING DISCHARGE OF GREAT, AND WHOSE CONSCIENTIOUS FULFILMENT OF DETAIL DUTIES, FURNISHED FOR MANY YEARS A VALUABLE EXAMPLE TO THE STUDENTS OF ST. BARTHOLOMEW'S HOSPITAL, THIS HARVEIAN ORATION IS GRATEFULLY DEDICATED BY ONE OF HIS FORMER PUPILS. Oxford, 1873.