Success to the good and skilful Dr Murison, For golden opinions he has won From his patients one and all, And from myself, McGonagall. He is very skilful and void of pride; He was so to me when at my bedside, When I turned badly on the 25th of July, And was ill with inflammation, and like to die. He told me at once what was ailing me; He said I had been writing too much poetry, And from writing poetry I would have to refrain, Because I was suffering from inflammation on the brain. And he has been very good to me in my distress, Good people of Dundee, I honestly confess, And to all his patients as well as me Within the Royal city of Dundee. He is worthy of the public's support, And to his shop they should resort To get his advice one and all; Believe me on him ye ought to call. He is very affable in temper and a skilful man, And to cure all his patients he tries all he can; And I wish him success for many a long day, For he has saved me from dying, I venture to say; The kind treatment I received surpasses all Is the honest confession of McGonagall. | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...COSMOPOLITE by GEORGIA DOUGLAS JOHNSON THE TEN COMMANDMENTS by GEORGE SANTAYANA THE DEIL'S AWA WI' TH' EXCISEMAN by ROBERT BURNS THE DAY IS DONE by PHOEBE CARY A FRIEND'S SONG FOR SIMOISIUS by LOUISE IMOGEN GUINEY CEREMONIES FOR CHRISTMAS (1) by ROBERT HERRICK |