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Description:This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1835 ...objection which can be raised against the publication of the memoirs of living men is, that truth is apt to be buried in panegyric. Although we willingly admit that there is an appearance of reason in the objection, yet, there are others, and, as we believe, stronger reasons which may be presented to cast the balance on the other side. That we should speak favorably of the subjects admitted in this collection, ought not to be considered a fault, as if we had nothing to say in their favor, wc should not admit them at all. It is not our design nor practice to lavish praise indiscriminately, but rather to gather facts and state them fairly; and such facts, published during the lifetime of the subject, can with more certainty be relied on, than such as may be collected from his friends,--and who would seek truth from his foes?--after death, when the maxim "de mortuis nil nisi bonum" is most generally strictly observed. In the memoir before us, we shall be restrained, by our limits, to a narrative of the prominent incidents in the life of a physician of nearly forty years' practice; which, of course, cannot be few, nor uninteresting. David Hosack was born in the city of New York, on the 31st of August, 1769. His father, Alexander Hosack, whom he never mentioned but with reverence and affection, was a native of Scotland, born at Elgin, in Murrayshire, on the 29th of August, 1736. His mother, Jane, the daughter of Thomas Arden. of the city of New York, was born on the 2d of March, 1743. Her paternal ancestors were from England, but on the maternal side, were among those who fled from France during the persecutions which succeeded the revocation of the edict of Nantes. Their first child, the subject of this memoir, after receiving the rudiments of educati...We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with The National Portrait Gallery of Distinguished Americans: With Biographical Sketches by Celebrated Authors, Volume 2. To get started finding The National Portrait Gallery of Distinguished Americans: With Biographical Sketches by Celebrated Authors, Volume 2, you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed.
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Description: This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1835 ...objection which can be raised against the publication of the memoirs of living men is, that truth is apt to be buried in panegyric. Although we willingly admit that there is an appearance of reason in the objection, yet, there are others, and, as we believe, stronger reasons which may be presented to cast the balance on the other side. That we should speak favorably of the subjects admitted in this collection, ought not to be considered a fault, as if we had nothing to say in their favor, wc should not admit them at all. It is not our design nor practice to lavish praise indiscriminately, but rather to gather facts and state them fairly; and such facts, published during the lifetime of the subject, can with more certainty be relied on, than such as may be collected from his friends,--and who would seek truth from his foes?--after death, when the maxim "de mortuis nil nisi bonum" is most generally strictly observed. In the memoir before us, we shall be restrained, by our limits, to a narrative of the prominent incidents in the life of a physician of nearly forty years' practice; which, of course, cannot be few, nor uninteresting. David Hosack was born in the city of New York, on the 31st of August, 1769. His father, Alexander Hosack, whom he never mentioned but with reverence and affection, was a native of Scotland, born at Elgin, in Murrayshire, on the 29th of August, 1736. His mother, Jane, the daughter of Thomas Arden. of the city of New York, was born on the 2d of March, 1743. Her paternal ancestors were from England, but on the maternal side, were among those who fled from France during the persecutions which succeeded the revocation of the edict of Nantes. Their first child, the subject of this memoir, after receiving the rudiments of educati...We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with The National Portrait Gallery of Distinguished Americans: With Biographical Sketches by Celebrated Authors, Volume 2. To get started finding The National Portrait Gallery of Distinguished Americans: With Biographical Sketches by Celebrated Authors, Volume 2, you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed.
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