I do remember an apothecary,
And hereabouts 'a dwells, which late I noted
In tatt'red weeds, with overwhelming brows,
Culling of simples. Meagre were his looks,
Sharp misery had worn him to the bones;
And in his needy shop a tortoise hung,
An alligator stuffed, and other skins
Of ill-shaped fishes; and about his shelves
A beggarly account of empty boxes,
Green earthen pots, bladders, and musty seeds,
Remnants of packthread, and old cakes of roses
Were thinly scattered, to make up a show.
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Learn from the beasts the physic of the field.
Learn from the beasts the physic of the field.
It is infinitely better to transplant a heart than to bury it so it can be devoured by worms.
It is infinitely better to transplant a heart than to bury it so it can be devoured by worms.
You rub the sore
When you should bring the plaster!
You rub the sore
When you should bring the plaster!
The desire to take medicine is perhaps the greatest feature which distinguishes man from animals.
The desire to take medicine is perhaps the greatest feature which distinguishes man from animals.
For of the most High cometh healing.
For of the most High cometh healing.
How the Doctor's brow should smile,
Crown'd with wreaths of camomile.
How the Doctor's brow should smile,
Crown'd with wreaths of camomile.
I firmly believe that if the whole materia medica could be sunk to the bottom of the sea, it would read more
I firmly believe that if the whole materia medica could be sunk to the bottom of the sea, it would be all the better for mankind, and all the worse for the fishes.
But, when the wit began to wheeze,
And wine had warm'd the politician,
Cur'd yesterday of my read more
But, when the wit began to wheeze,
And wine had warm'd the politician,
Cur'd yesterday of my disease,
I died last night of my physician.
There is no medicine to cure hatred
There is no medicine to cure hatred
