Samuel Taylor Coleridge, a key figure in Romantic thought, science, and medicine, saw in Hunter's work the seeds of Romantic medicine, namely as regards his principle of life, which he felt had come from the mind of genius.
Samuel Taylor Coleridge, seorang tokoh kunci dalam Romantis pemikiran, ilmu pengetahuan dan obat-obatan, lihat di Hunter kerja benih Romantis kedokteran, yaitu mengenai prinsip hidup, yang ia merasa telah datang dari pikiran jenius.