Excerpt from Eulogy on John W. Francis, M.D., LL. D: Delivered Before the New York Medico-Chirurgical College, March 7, 1861 The love of letters was, however, not limited to mere type; but, ambi tious of higher duties and occupations, by the kindness of his master his indentures were canceled, that he might pursue the career to which his taste urged him, and which, fortunately, the easy circum stances of his then widowed mother rendered feasible, and he fitted himself for college under the charge of the learned preceptors, Rev.8 eulogy ON dr. John w. Francis. 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.