Description Of Item | He complains of the 'affected words' Cullen used in 'First Lines' which he lists, words such as 'pyrexia, apyrexia' etc. 'Is this the language of [Thomas] Sydenham, [Herman] Boerhaave and other writers of established credit?' He asks Cullen to use more common words in the future. He also objects to Cullen's use of roman numerals. Undated. In index. |