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Memoirs Of William Perfect, M. D.
His " Symptomatology , " a work of the most extensive utility , and an f Essay ou the Epilepsy , " containing ei ght cases successfully treated , with practical remarks and observations , are , we ' understand , in great forwardness for the press ; and will , no doubt , add to the well-earned fame and reputation already obtained by this deserving author . The following extract is literally drawn from Seymour ' s New
Survey of Kent , where we find it arranged under the article Mailing ( West ) : " Dr . Perfect , a skilful and experienced practitioner of this town , has fitted up divers convenient apartments for the reception of all persons insane , or immersed in the desponding abyss of melancholy ; they are attended at his house with the affection of a parent , and the abilities of a man who has from study and observation
reduced into a practical science the method of restoring the most wild and eccentric ideas , to cool sense and rational judgment ; this Gentleman , actuated by a noble principle of universal philanthropy , and a tender concern for the mental infirmities of his fellow-creatures , has so far succeeded iu the arduous task of curing dementated individuals , as to deserve a singular favour and countenance from the
legislature . " And , in The Kentish Traveller ' s Companion , published last year , we find the following observation : " In this burial ground ( Dartford ) is a monument to the memory of Elizabeth , first wife of William Perfect , M . D . of West Mailing , who has rendered his name famous to this and succeeding ages , by his great skill and unparalleled success in the cure of insane persons , and for his tenderness in the treatment of those unfortunate maniacs who have claimed his care and attention . "
ihe public opinion concurring with such testimonies of merit , our eulogy would be superfluous in commendation of abilities of such superior brilliancy in every branch of his profession as those which have distinguished him , whose whole life has been devoted to the art of medicine , and in contributing to the relief of his fellow-creatures . This Gentleman ' s skill in his profession , aud acute observations on it , in every departmentare acknowledged in the " Memoirs of the
, Medical Society , " and several productions of a similar nature . Worth of every description , and merit however indigent , humble , and unfortunate , have ever found in him a friend and protector , and in the most liberal manner has his hand been extended to assist those whose misfortunes have rendered them objects of compassion and benevolence .
The medical productions which do him so much honour we have before enumerated , and it is but common justice to his literary merit to acknowledge , that-his works in prose , especially his literary correspondence , possess a rotundity of period , a neatness of construction , and an elegance of expression , that are extremely pleasing . As his abilities are great and variousso his manners are amiable
, and inviting ; nor should we omit to mention the moral , religious , and instructive letters wliich he has written and published with considerable success , nor the specimens of his poetry , which are very numerous , and are generally distinguished by an elegance of style , and a pathos so delicately affecting , as are calculated alike to charm the ear of harmony and the heart of sensibility .
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Memoirs Of William Perfect, M. D.
His " Symptomatology , " a work of the most extensive utility , and an f Essay ou the Epilepsy , " containing ei ght cases successfully treated , with practical remarks and observations , are , we ' understand , in great forwardness for the press ; and will , no doubt , add to the well-earned fame and reputation already obtained by this deserving author . The following extract is literally drawn from Seymour ' s New
Survey of Kent , where we find it arranged under the article Mailing ( West ) : " Dr . Perfect , a skilful and experienced practitioner of this town , has fitted up divers convenient apartments for the reception of all persons insane , or immersed in the desponding abyss of melancholy ; they are attended at his house with the affection of a parent , and the abilities of a man who has from study and observation
reduced into a practical science the method of restoring the most wild and eccentric ideas , to cool sense and rational judgment ; this Gentleman , actuated by a noble principle of universal philanthropy , and a tender concern for the mental infirmities of his fellow-creatures , has so far succeeded iu the arduous task of curing dementated individuals , as to deserve a singular favour and countenance from the
legislature . " And , in The Kentish Traveller ' s Companion , published last year , we find the following observation : " In this burial ground ( Dartford ) is a monument to the memory of Elizabeth , first wife of William Perfect , M . D . of West Mailing , who has rendered his name famous to this and succeeding ages , by his great skill and unparalleled success in the cure of insane persons , and for his tenderness in the treatment of those unfortunate maniacs who have claimed his care and attention . "
ihe public opinion concurring with such testimonies of merit , our eulogy would be superfluous in commendation of abilities of such superior brilliancy in every branch of his profession as those which have distinguished him , whose whole life has been devoted to the art of medicine , and in contributing to the relief of his fellow-creatures . This Gentleman ' s skill in his profession , aud acute observations on it , in every departmentare acknowledged in the " Memoirs of the
, Medical Society , " and several productions of a similar nature . Worth of every description , and merit however indigent , humble , and unfortunate , have ever found in him a friend and protector , and in the most liberal manner has his hand been extended to assist those whose misfortunes have rendered them objects of compassion and benevolence .
The medical productions which do him so much honour we have before enumerated , and it is but common justice to his literary merit to acknowledge , that-his works in prose , especially his literary correspondence , possess a rotundity of period , a neatness of construction , and an elegance of expression , that are extremely pleasing . As his abilities are great and variousso his manners are amiable
, and inviting ; nor should we omit to mention the moral , religious , and instructive letters wliich he has written and published with considerable success , nor the specimens of his poetry , which are very numerous , and are generally distinguished by an elegance of style , and a pathos so delicately affecting , as are calculated alike to charm the ear of harmony and the heart of sensibility .