Sir Thomas Browne: A Doctor's Life of Science & FaithSchuman, 1950 - 319 pages A study of Sir Thomas Browne, a seventeenth century physician who was deeply concerned with his own faith at a time of religious strife and of new interest in science, and the remarkable age in which he lived. |
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Page 121
... passages like these , readers turned with pleasurable astonishment . Then , as they read along , they discovered that the Doctor was not merely writ- ing engagingly , but was deeply concerned with the in- dividual's freedom to follow ...
... passages like these , readers turned with pleasurable astonishment . Then , as they read along , they discovered that the Doctor was not merely writ- ing engagingly , but was deeply concerned with the in- dividual's freedom to follow ...
Page 164
... passages are reduced to a quarter of their original length.26 New and Revised Editions Besides sharpening the style of later editions of the book , Browne revised its contents . The advertisement to the second edition states that the ...
... passages are reduced to a quarter of their original length.26 New and Revised Editions Besides sharpening the style of later editions of the book , Browne revised its contents . The advertisement to the second edition states that the ...
Page 281
... passage appears in Poems On Several Occasions . writ- ten by a late Person of Honour , London , 1685. These passages were called to the writer's attention by Professor J. E. Thorpe , of Princeton University . 10. Works , I , 20-21 ...
... passage appears in Poems On Several Occasions . writ- ten by a late Person of Honour , London , 1685. These passages were called to the writer's attention by Professor J. E. Thorpe , of Princeton University . 10. Works , I , 20-21 ...
Contents
Religio Medici A Doctors Confession of Faith | 3 |
From Cheapside to Winchester | 26 |
Oxford | 37 |
Copyright | |
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