Poem at the centennial anniversary dinner
of the Massachusetts Medical Society
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Title
Poem at the centennial anniversary dinner
of the Massachusetts Medical Society
of the Massachusetts Medical Society
Subject
Poetry
Holmes, Oliver Wendell, 1809-1894
Massachusetts Medical Society
Description
Holmes recited this poem at the anniversary celebration of the Society, held on June 8, 1881, and it was subsequently printed in the Boston medical and surgical journal. The poem contrasts the fortunes of priests, lawyers, and physicians but “I have not hesitated to emphasize those specially belonging to the medical profession. I owe to my friends the physicians so much more than the practice of medicine owes to me that I feel at liberty to praise their calling without reserve, but no more than I think its due.”
Abstract
Introduction of the poem written and presented by Oliver Wendell Holmes (1809-1894) for the centennial anniversary of the Massachusetts Medical Society
Creator
Holmes, Oliver Wendell, 1809-1894
Date Created
1881
Rights
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Access Rights
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Is Part Of
Boston Medical Library Rare Books Collection (B MS b6.2)
Format
text
Extent
excerpt (1 page)
Language
English
Type
text
Identifier
DigID0002196
Provenance
From the collections of the Boston Medical Library
Files
Collection
Citation
Holmes, Oliver Wendell, 1809-1894, “Poem at the centennial anniversary dinner
of the Massachusetts Medical Society,” OnView, accessed April 27, 2024, https://collections.countway.harvard.edu/onview/items/show/6295.
of the Massachusetts Medical Society,” OnView, accessed April 27, 2024, https://collections.countway.harvard.edu/onview/items/show/6295.