Excerpt from Sir Morell Mackenzie, Physician and Operator: A Memoir Compiled and Edited From Private Papers and Personal Reminiscences The last scenes in the, life of Sir Morell Mackenzie are naturally those which rise first in the recollection of all who are familiar with his name. There was something in that sustained and skilful vigil beside the dying Emperor which attracted world-wide attention and almost world-wide sympathy. The English physician had set himself to prolong to the utmost, if not to save, one of the most valuable lives in the civilized world, and in the process he also became personally devoted to his august patient, Frederick the Noble. It was a post of peril, anxiety, and severe trial, but it was also a labour of love. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

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