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 42
... taken part in school or col- lege formalities can imagine his nervousness as he awaited his turn to speak amid the distinguished company assem- bled in the common hall . Besides the Fellows and scholars of Broadgates , there were ...
... taken part in school or col- lege formalities can imagine his nervousness as he awaited his turn to speak amid the distinguished company assem- bled in the common hall . Besides the Fellows and scholars of Broadgates , there were ...
Page 109
... taken up in procuring your book . " Now , his con- cluding words in the Observations suggest clearly that he had been writing all through the night and was fin- ishing in the morning : " From Winchester - House , the 22nd ( I think I ...
... taken up in procuring your book . " Now , his con- cluding words in the Observations suggest clearly that he had been writing all through the night and was fin- ishing in the morning : " From Winchester - House , the 22nd ( I think I ...
Page 253
... taken ill again , with a " grievous Cof and feavor , yr sister Frank [ Betty was now married ] has dun more for him than I could have thought , " Dorothy writes , “ he was bled and bathd and I bless God he had got down amongst us again ...
... taken ill again , with a " grievous Cof and feavor , yr sister Frank [ Betty was now married ] has dun more for him than I could have thought , " Dorothy writes , “ he was bled and bathd and I bless God he had got down amongst us again ...
Contents
Religio Medici A Doctors Confession of Faith | 3 |
From Cheapside to Winchester | 26 |
Oxford | 37 |
Copyright | |
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