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 185
... Evelyn , felt close to the ancients and was temperamentally preoccupied with the beginnings of things : Adam and Eve , the Flood , the early civilization of the Nile with its Sphinxes and Pyramids . His strong sense of continuity ...
... Evelyn , felt close to the ancients and was temperamentally preoccupied with the beginnings of things : Adam and Eve , the Flood , the early civilization of the Nile with its Sphinxes and Pyramids . His strong sense of continuity ...
Page 205
... Evelyn , who had dozens of interests and did indeed play the part of virtuoso . But Evelyn also found time to propose clearing the London air of smoke , and in his Sylva , the first publication to be issued under the aus- pices of the ...
... Evelyn , who had dozens of interests and did indeed play the part of virtuoso . But Evelyn also found time to propose clearing the London air of smoke , and in his Sylva , the first publication to be issued under the aus- pices of the ...
Page 206
... Evelyn and Brownie actually met . Fortunately , Evelyn recorded the event in his diary , which gives us a glimpse of the Doc- tor with his garden and collections , delighted to have so distinguished and appreciative a visitor . 17th ...
... Evelyn and Brownie actually met . Fortunately , Evelyn recorded the event in his diary , which gives us a glimpse of the Doc- tor with his garden and collections , delighted to have so distinguished and appreciative a visitor . 17th ...
Contents
From Cheapside to Winchester | 2 |
Residence in Yorkshire | 90 |
Civil StrifeBrownes Second | 125 |
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