"The disease has hitherto been confined to particular districts; and it has been observed, that where the Cow Pox has prevailed, the Small Pox has been much less frequent, and much less fatal."

"I have often been struck with the wonderful harmony that prevails throughout the works of nature."

"It is a pity that the practice of inoculation has not been more generally adopted; for if it had, many lives might have been saved."

"I have often thought that if mankind were more generally enlightened, they would be more virtuous."

"The most beautiful part of the human frame is the eye; and yet it is the most liable to disease."