Volume 1

The works of Dr. John Brown. To which is prefixed a biographical account of the author / by William Cullen Brown.

Date:
1804
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Credit: The works of Dr. John Brown. To which is prefixed a biographical account of the author / by William Cullen Brown. Source: Wellcome Collection.

Provider: This material has been provided by the Royal College of Physicians of Edinburgh. The original may be consulted at the Royal College of Physicians of Edinburgh.

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    ever studiously he should avoid the partiality, which would naturally be imputed to him, he knew that, in all probability, little credit would be allowed him for his endeavours. In zealously striving, with the utmost regard to truth, to give a genuine view, both of the excellences and fail- ings of his father, he was aware that, while many should accuse him of too fondly dis- playing the fair side of the picture, others would think, that, in not glossing over some of his frailties, he had acted a part inconsistent with filial piety. In short, he feared that his attempts to give general satisfaction would prove altoge- ther unavailing. Such were the unfavourable auspices, attending the undertaking, which pre- sented themselves to him on the one hand. On the other hand ; the whole of the works being out of print, and another impression re- quired, it was necessary either to prefix to them a new biographical account of the author, or to permit them to be thrown off, accompanied with the biography and observations by Dr Beddoes, which were published along with the