History of Medicine Thornton, Bonnell, M.B. The Battle of the Wigs An Additional Canto to Dr Garth's Poem of the Dispensary. Printed by J. Lister, 1768. 8vo, wrappers. Samuel Garth's poem The Dispensary was a mock-heroic commentary on the plan to establish a free dispensary for the poor at the Royal College of Physicians. The argument against coming mainly from apothecaries, who feared a diminution of their incomes. This piece draws on a similar style and literary precedent to satirise the argum
History of Medicine Thornton, Bonnell, M.B. The Battle of the Wigs An Additional Canto to Dr Garth's Poem of the Dispensary. Printed by J. Lister, 1768. 8vo, wrappers. Samuel Garth's poem The Dispensary was a mock-heroic commentary on the plan to establish a free dispensary for the poor at the Royal College of Physicians. The argument against coming mainly from apothecaries, who feared a diminution of their incomes. This piece draws on a similar style and literary precedent to satirise the argum
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