Banquet and Presentation in Honor of John S. Billings, M.D., LL. D (Classic Reprint)

Name: Banquet and Presentation in Honor of John S. Billings, M.D., LL. D (Classic Reprint)
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Excerpt from Banquet and Presentation in Honor of John S. Billings, M.D., LL. D<br/><br/>The great lexicographer, Dr. Samuel Johnson, said that the life of the bibliographer was one of constant work without the least thought of possible reward; to escape censure was all that could possibly be hoped for. But if Dr. Samuel Johnson were here in this goodly company to-night Â in his brown coat and brass buttons, after having swallowed enormous quantities of ?uid, and eaten, as was his wont, like a tiger Â he would think that, at the end of the Nineteenth Century, things were very much better, and that, in a new country, talent and ability and industry were duly honored. And if Dr. Billings were to choose one occasion of all his life that he would like best and most constantly remembered, I believe fully it would be this Â to-night here among his friends, among men who have come from long distances, among his associates, who are all only too glad to do him honor. The memory of this meeting must, indeed, remain with him to the end of his days, and his chil dren's children will tell each other of to-night. Dr. S. Weir mitchell then said that after hearing how good a speech a man could make who was altogether unprepared, they would hear how bad a speech a man can make who is entirely prepared. He alluded to Dr. Da Costa's reference to the great power of a government to assist a noble project, such as Dr. Billings has brought to a satisfactory conclusion, and remarked that it was a pity that our republican form of institution lacked all methods of systematic remuneration for any man except the soldier and the lawyer, to both of whom it can give promotion, high place and reward, though they may have done little in comparison to that which has been done for mankind by two score men at this table tonight.

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Binding:: Paperback
Number of Pages:: 34
Release Date:: 2018-12-08
Publication Date:: 2018-12-08
Publisher:: Forgotten Books
Languages:: Published: English, Original: English
ISBN10:: 0260204293
Weight:: 59 g

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