A physician is an unfortunate gentleman who is every day required to perform a miracle; namely, to reconcile health with intemperance.
Gulliver's Travels
A physician is an unfortunate gentleman who is every day required to perform a miracle; namely, to reconcile health with intemperance.
Gulliver's Travels
Thoughts on Various Subjects, Moral and Diverting
1706
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