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 12
... tells of a typical mountebank , " one Valentyne " : When anye came to him wyth urines . . . he made them believe , that onlye by feling the weight therof , he would tell them all theyr diseases in their bodies , or wythout : And ...
... tells of a typical mountebank , " one Valentyne " : When anye came to him wyth urines . . . he made them believe , that onlye by feling the weight therof , he would tell them all theyr diseases in their bodies , or wythout : And ...
Page 86
... tells how " at night wee had dancing at Mr. Houghton's " with " sixe very handsome women , ” in- cluding " Ms. El . Houghton . we staid at it till almost four in the morning . " In February he tells of a valentine party at Mr. Howard's ...
... tells how " at night wee had dancing at Mr. Houghton's " with " sixe very handsome women , ” in- cluding " Ms. El . Houghton . we staid at it till almost four in the morning . " In February he tells of a valentine party at Mr. Howard's ...
Page 208
... tells Browne that Mr. Bishe ( another antiquarian and scholar ) " is a great admirer an honourer of you , " and is ... tell , Browne contributed a good deal to Dugdale's book , The History of Imbanking and Drayning of divers Fenns and ...
... tells Browne that Mr. Bishe ( another antiquarian and scholar ) " is a great admirer an honourer of you , " and is ... tell , Browne contributed a good deal to Dugdale's book , The History of Imbanking and Drayning of divers Fenns and ...
Contents
Religio Medici A Doctors Confession of Faith 3 | 3 |
From Cheapside to Winchester | 26 |
Oxford | 37 |
Copyright | |
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