The Religio Medici & Other Writings of Sir Thomas BrowneJ. M. Dent, 1931 - 296 pages |
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Page 89
... wherein GOD Himself is happy , the holy Angels are happy , in whose detect the Devils are unhappy , that dare I call happiness : whatsoever conduceth unto this , may with an easy Metaphor deserve that name ; whatsoever else the World ...
... wherein GOD Himself is happy , the holy Angels are happy , in whose detect the Devils are unhappy , that dare I call happiness : whatsoever conduceth unto this , may with an easy Metaphor deserve that name ; whatsoever else the World ...
Page 129
... wherein whilest we meet with Plato and Socrates , Cato is to be found in no lower place than Purgatory . Among all the set , Epicurus is most considerable , whom men make honest without an Elyzium , who contemned life without en ...
... wherein whilest we meet with Plato and Socrates , Cato is to be found in no lower place than Purgatory . Among all the set , Epicurus is most considerable , whom men make honest without an Elyzium , who contemned life without en ...
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... wherein noble Spirits contented not themselves with Trees ; but by the Attendance of Aviaries , Fish- ponds , and all Variety of Animals , they made their Gardens the Epitome of the Earth , and some re- semblance of the secular Shows of ...
... wherein noble Spirits contented not themselves with Trees ; but by the Attendance of Aviaries , Fish- ponds , and all Variety of Animals , they made their Gardens the Epitome of the Earth , and some re- semblance of the secular Shows of ...
Contents
RELIGIO MEDICI | 3 |
LETTER TO A FRIEND UPON OCCASION OF THE DEATH | 149 |
THE GARDEN OF CYRUS OR THE QUINCUNCIALL LOZENGE | 167 |
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