John Ferriar

thumb|John Ferriar John Ferriar (1761 – February 4, 1815) was a Scottish physician and a poet, most noted for his leadership of the Manchester Infirmary, and his studies of the causes of diseases such as typhoid. Quotes The princeps copy, clad in blue and gold. Illustrations of Sterne, Bibliomania, line 6, reported in Bartlett's Familiar Quotations, 10th ed. (1919). Now cheaply bought for thrice their weight in gold. Illustrations of Sterne, Bibliomania, line 65, reported in Bartlett's Familiar Quotations, 10th ed. (1919). Torn from their destined page (unworthy meedOf knightly counsel and heroic deed). Illustrations of Sterne, Bibliomania, line 121, reported in Bartlett's Familiar Quotations, 10th ed. (1919). How pure the joy, when first my hands unfoldThe small, rare volume, black with tarnished gold! Illustrations of Sterne, Bibliomania, line 137, reported in Bartlett's Familiar Quotations, 10th ed. (1919). External links Biography of John Ferriar Category:Physicians Category:Poets from Scotland Category:1815 deaths