"It is the study of the Chemists to liberate that unsensual truth from its fetters in things of sense, for through it …"

"[The University of Sheffield] combines a number of things in a fairly unique way. It is world-class. At the same time…"

"We understand fully the value of archaeology and we recognise the Department’s historic reputation."

"I strive that in public dissection the students do as much as possible."

"By not first explaining the bones, anatomists delay the inexperienced student and, because of the difficulty of the s…"

"Passing over the other arts in silence, I shall speak briefly of that which concerns the health of mankind; indeed, o…"

"In our age nothing has been so degraded and then wholly restored as anatomy."

"I have done my best to this single end, to aid as many as possible in a very recondite as well as laborious matter, a…"

"...but also perhaps you sometimes delight in consideration of the most perfectly constructed of all creatures, and ta…"

"I am not accustomed to saying anything with certainty after only one or two observations."