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ON A PHYSICIAN, by                     Poet's Biography
First Line: Ten of alexis' patients once were ill
Last Line: One night, one grave, one hades for the ten!
Alternate Author Name(s): Nicarchos
Subject(s): Physicians; Doctors


Ten of Alexis' patients once were ill:
To three a draught, to two he gave a pill,
And five he blistered. Well, what followed then?
One night, one grave, one Hades for the ten!





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