The gold-headed cane . tchel,Integra omnino et incorrupta,Viri sui amantissimiDesiderium simul et deliciae;Hanc gravi morbo vitiatamConsumtamque tandem longa morteIn hunc, quern cernis, nitorem, PITCAIRN. 219 In hanc speciem et colorem viventis Ab indecora putredine vindicavit Invita et repugnante natura Vir egregius, Gulielmus Hunterus, Artificii prius intentati Inventor idem, et perfector. O fortunatum maritumCui daturUxorem multum amatamRetinere una in unis aedibus,Affari, tangere, complecti,Propter dormire, si lubet,Non fatis modo superstitemSed (quod pluris sestimandumNam, non est vivere,
The gold-headed cane . tchel,Integra omnino et incorrupta,Viri sui amantissimiDesiderium simul et deliciae;Hanc gravi morbo vitiatamConsumtamque tandem longa morteIn hunc, quern cernis, nitorem, PITCAIRN. 219 In hanc speciem et colorem viventis Ab indecora putredine vindicavit Invita et repugnante natura Vir egregius, Gulielmus Hunterus, Artificii prius intentati Inventor idem, et perfector. O fortunatum maritumCui daturUxorem multum amatamRetinere una in unis aedibus,Affari, tangere, complecti,Propter dormire, si lubet,Non fatis modo superstitemSed (quod pluris sestimandumNam, non est vivere, sed placere, vita) Etiam suavioremVenustioremHabitioremSobdam magis, et magis succi plenamQuam cum ipsa in vivis fuerit!O! fortunatum hominem et invidendumCui peculiare hoc, et proprium contingitApud se habere faeminamNon variam, non mutabilem Et egregie taciturnam! This epitaph was first given imperfectly tothe public in Franklins translation of Lu-cian, and, certainly, without the consent of theauthor. 220 * To return to Dr. David Pitcairn: his man-ner was simple, gentle, and dignified; fromhis kindness of heart, he was frequently ledto give more attention to his patients thancould well be demanded from a physician; andas this evidently sprung from no interestedmotive, he often acquired considerable influ-ence with those whom he had attended dur-ing sickness. No medical man, indeed, of his * Dr. David Pitcairn. PITCAIRN. 221 eminence in London perhaps ever exercisedhis profession to such a degree , few persons ever gained so extensivean acquaintance with the various orders ofsociety. He associated much with gentle-men of the law, had a taste for the fine arts,and his employment as a physician in the larg-est hospital in the kingdom, made known tohim a very great number of persons of everyrank and description in life. His person wastall and erect; his countenance during youthwas a model of manly beauty, and even inadvanced life he was accounted
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