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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... LUSHINGTON " Clayton also added new members to his Hall . One of the number , a man who became Browne's tutor , was Dr. Thomas Lushington . A scholar and a wit " more ingenious than prudent , " Lushington's flair for pulpit humor got ...
... LUSHINGTON " Clayton also added new members to his Hall . One of the number , a man who became Browne's tutor , was Dr. Thomas Lushington . A scholar and a wit " more ingenious than prudent , " Lushington's flair for pulpit humor got ...
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... Lushington . " " 6 With his colorful personality , Lushington had a keen mind ; and his broad religious views , which place him among the early latitudinarians , must have exerted a strong influence on the Hall , and in particular on ...
... Lushington . " " 6 With his colorful personality , Lushington had a keen mind ; and his broad religious views , which place him among the early latitudinarians , must have exerted a strong influence on the Hall , and in particular on ...
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... Lushington are best known to us . As Master of the College and the ac- knowledged medical authority of the University , Clayton probably watched the young man's progress care- fully , and Browne's referring familiarly to " old Dr ...
... Lushington are best known to us . As Master of the College and the ac- knowledged medical authority of the University , Clayton probably watched the young man's progress care- fully , and Browne's referring familiarly to " old Dr ...
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