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 96
... thinking back over the events of his life , he could recall a great many varied experiences , and not a few dangerous ones : journeys through the forests of Ireland , near - shipwreck on the re- turn voyage , overland trips across ...
... thinking back over the events of his life , he could recall a great many varied experiences , and not a few dangerous ones : journeys through the forests of Ireland , near - shipwreck on the re- turn voyage , overland trips across ...
Page 141
... thinking must be removed before men will be ready to receive new knowledge . He is " taking up Learn- ing at large , " and has prepared a " large and copious List . " Next , he protests that his task has been difficult . Some of his ...
... thinking must be removed before men will be ready to receive new knowledge . He is " taking up Learn- ing at large , " and has prepared a " large and copious List . " Next , he protests that his task has been difficult . Some of his ...
Page 147
... thinking at the time it appeared . The audience Browne addressed was , he knew , committed to certain habits of thinking , habits which could not be changed without some reference , at least , to the great names and books which had ...
... thinking at the time it appeared . The audience Browne addressed was , he knew , committed to certain habits of thinking , habits which could not be changed without some reference , at least , to the great names and books which had ...
Contents
Religio Medici A Doctors Confession of Faith 3 | 3 |
From Cheapside to Winchester | 26 |
Oxford | 37 |
Copyright | |
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