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 120
... passages , the zest , the élan , the search for the unusual , the bizarre phrases , the shock and violence of strong expressions , the rhetorical pomp , the quiet humor - all these con- tribute to the total effect.27 But the book's ...
... passages , the zest , the élan , the search for the unusual , the bizarre phrases , the shock and violence of strong expressions , the rhetorical pomp , the quiet humor - all these con- tribute to the total effect.27 But the book's ...
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 270
... passages of Religio Medici . Its style is , rather , the culmination of Browne's tendency toward ornate expres- sion , with grand , sweeping generalizations decked out in stately latinized terms torn from their context in some ancient ...
... passages of Religio Medici . Its style is , rather , the culmination of Browne's tendency toward ornate expres- sion , with grand , sweeping generalizations decked out in stately latinized terms torn from their context in some ancient ...
Contents
From Cheapside to Winchester | 2 |
Residence in Yorkshire | 90 |
Civil StrifeBrownes Second | 125 |
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