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Letter to Georgiana Morpeth, 16 February 1820

BMJ 2002; 324 doi: 10.1136/bmj.324.7331.201c (Published 26 January 2002)
Cite this as: BMJ 2002;324:201.4

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Dear Georgiana,

Nobody has suffered more from low spirits than I have—so I feel for you. Here are my prescriptions.

1st Live as well as you dare.

2nd Go into the shower-bath with a small quantity of water at a temperature low enough to give you a slight sensation of cold.

3rd Amusing books.

4th …

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