. The funny side of physic : or, The mysteries of medicine, presenting the humorous and serious sides of medical practice. An exposé of medical humbugs, quacks, and charlatans in all ages and all countries. pprenticeship with arough old country doctor, who lodged him with the stable-boy. From this indignity he was, however, soon released,and went to live with a kind gentleman, a surgeon of Wood-bridge. Here he began to write poetry. Here, also, hebecame acquainted with a young surgeon, named Leavett,who introduced Crabbe to a lovely young lady, with whom hefell desperately in love. This inest
. The funny side of physic : or, The mysteries of medicine, presenting the humorous and serious sides of medical practice. An exposé of medical humbugs, quacks, and charlatans in all ages and all countries. pprenticeship with arough old country doctor, who lodged him with the stable-boy. From this indignity he was, however, soon released,and went to live with a kind gentleman, a surgeon of Wood-bridge. Here he began to write poetry. Here, also, hebecame acquainted with a young surgeon, named Leavett,who introduced Crabbe to a lovely young lady, with whom hefell desperately in love. This inestimable young lady resided at Parham Lodge THE COURSE OF TRUE LOVE. 457 with her uncle, John Tovcll, yeoman, and her name wasSarah Elmy. Mr. Tovell possessed an estate worth fourthousand dollars per annum, and, without assuming anyairs, was a first-class yeoman of that period — onethat already began to be styled, by courtesy, au esquire. On Crabbes first introduction to Parham Lodge, he wasreceived with cordiality ; but when it became known that hehad fallen in love with the squires niece, it was only naturalthat his presumption should at first meet with the disapprovalof Mrs. Tovell and the BIRTHPLACE OF GEORGE CRABBE. After closing his term of apprenticeship with Dr. Page,young Crabbe returned to his native village, where he fur-nished a little shop with a pounds worth of drugs, and anarray of empty bottles, and set himself up as an few patients were only amongst the poorer class of thetown. Although he had plighted troth with the lovelySarah at Parham Lodge, with starvation staring him in theface at Aldoborough, and the opposition of the ladys family 458 JUST LIKE AN OLD FIDDLE. at the Lodge, there was little prospect of bettering hiscondition in life. The temporary military appointmentswhich he received brought him no nearer his desired lady remained true to her vows; and long after hisfriend Leavett had quitted the shores of time, and h
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