Excerpt from Poetry and the Doctors: A Catalogue of Poetical Works Written by Physicians With Biographical Notes and an Essay on the Poetry of Certain Ancient Practitioners of MedicineI append his verses here so that you may not miss the story because you are so studious and a lover of letters.Galen adds that the verses are composed not without the dexterity of genius. We know nothing more about him.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.comThis 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.