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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... Latin , but in speaking it accurately and fluently as well . Although orations were properly considered the work of the uni- versity , there were exercises in declamation and in read- ing Latin orators . Along with this went practice in ...
... Latin , but in speaking it accurately and fluently as well . Although orations were properly considered the work of the uni- versity , there were exercises in declamation and in read- ing Latin orators . Along with this went practice in ...
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... Latin . John Milton's job with the Commonwealth gov- ernment was that of secretary to handle Latin corre- spondence . Even in the late seventeenth century it was still essential for a young man studying abroad " that he hath the Latin ...
... Latin . John Milton's job with the Commonwealth gov- ernment was that of secretary to handle Latin corre- spondence . Even in the late seventeenth century it was still essential for a young man studying abroad " that he hath the Latin ...
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... Latin were often called into use not so much as decoration as a means of gaining precision and of compensating for the inadequacies of English . In actuality , Vulgar Errors continues the individual- istic manner of Religio Medici ...
... Latin were often called into use not so much as decoration as a means of gaining precision and of compensating for the inadequacies of English . In actuality , Vulgar Errors continues the individual- istic manner of Religio Medici ...
Contents
Religio Medici A Doctors Confession of Faith 3 | 3 |
From Cheapside to Winchester | 26 |
Oxford | 37 |
Copyright | |
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