The Religio Medici & Other Writings of Sir Thomas BrowneJ. M. Dent, 1931 - 296 pages |
From inside the book
Results 1-3 of 52
Page 172
... Garden contrivance and Herbery . For if Paradise were planted the third day of the Creation , as wiser Divinity concludeth , the Nativity thereof was too early for Horoscopy ; Gardens were before Gardiners , and but some hours after the ...
... Garden contrivance and Herbery . For if Paradise were planted the third day of the Creation , as wiser Divinity concludeth , the Nativity thereof was too early for Horoscopy ; Gardens were before Gardiners , and but some hours after the ...
Page 173
... gardens do equal those of late times , or those at present in Europe . Of the gardens of Hesperides , we know nothing singular , but some golden apples . Of Alcinous his garden , we read nothing beyond figgs , apples , and olives ; if ...
... gardens do equal those of late times , or those at present in Europe . Of the gardens of Hesperides , we know nothing singular , but some golden apples . Of Alcinous his garden , we read nothing beyond figgs , apples , and olives ; if ...
Page 179
... Garden of Solomon , probability may contest . Answerably unto the wisedom of that eminent Botanologer , and orderly disposer of all his other works . Especially since this was one piece of Gallantry , wherein he pursued the specious ...
... Garden of Solomon , probability may contest . Answerably unto the wisedom of that eminent Botanologer , and orderly disposer of all his other works . Especially since this was one piece of Gallantry , wherein he pursued the specious ...
Contents
RELIGIO MEDICI | 3 |
LETTER TO A FRIEND UPON OCCASION OF THE DEATH | 149 |
THE GARDEN OF CYRUS OR THE QUINCUNCIALL LOZENGE | 167 |
1 other sections not shown
Other editions - View all
Common terms and phrases
according affection ancient Antiquity apprehension Aristotle ashes behold believe body bones buried burning burnt Charity Christian circle Commodus common conceive condemn conjecture contrived corruption Countrey creatures dayes dead death decussation delight Devil Divinity doth Earth Epicurus eyes Faith felicity figure fire flowers Garden Garden of Cyrus GOMPHOSIS grave Greenhill hand handsome happy Hastati hath head Heaven Hell Hippocrates honour Hydriotaphia imitate Judgment leaves live merciful motion nature never noble obscure observed opinion Opticks Paracelsus peeces persons Philosophy piece plants Plato Plutarch practise Pythagoras Quincuncial Quincunx reason Religio Medici Religion Reliques Rhombus Roman root Saviour Scripture SECT seeds shadow Sir T. B. sleep soul Spirits stalk Sunne Tacitus temper thee Theophrastus thereof things thou thought thyself tion Trees Truth unto Urnes Vegetables Vespasian Vices Virtue whereby wherein World