The Friday Poem

A poem every Friday

Hunter Dukes

Quote on the poem page. "If then the teeth, designed for various use, Decay and ache, 'tis only from abuse; And lo, triumphant art can well ensure, At least a remedy, if not cure.

Dentologia: A Poem on the Diseases of the Teeth (1833)

Hunter Dukes on an eighty page poem by 'The Poet Laureate of Dentistry'