“A sincere acquiescence in the dispensations of Providence will check discompusure of mind beyond any thing. It will produce a calm in the midst of a storm.”

— Edward Jenner

The Life of Edward Jenner M.D. Vol. 2 (1838) by John Baron, p. 447

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English physician, scientist and pioneer of vaccination 1749–1823

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