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HA! DOCTOR.

Ha! Doctor, your powders and potions give o'er,
Nor boast of your knowledge in healing;
For plainly we see all your skill is a fee,
Since you'll lame any man for a shilling.
 

In reference to the granting of a medical certificate of exemption from military service; the reason assigned usually being lameness.

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