Excerpt from The Medical Muse, Grave and Gay: A Collection of Rhymes Up to Date, by the Doctor, for the Doctor, and Against the Doctor In making the selection for the present volume the compiler has purposely left out all such, with the single exception of Lines to a Skull, which is a masterpiece of English literature, and in his opinion finds a place here as the gem of the collection. The balance are, as the title indicates, both grave and gay. 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.