Sir Thomas Browne: A Doctor's Life of Science & FaithCollier Books, 1961 - 251 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 89
... Digby . The result was , as we have seen , that Digby wrote his Observations upon Religio Medici , which drew even wider attention to the book . It was in the late afternoon or early evening shortly before Christmas , 1642 , that Digby ...
... Digby . The result was , as we have seen , that Digby wrote his Observations upon Religio Medici , which drew even wider attention to the book . It was in the late afternoon or early evening shortly before Christmas , 1642 , that Digby ...
Page 90
... Digby to try his hand at a commentary on it . According to his own account , Digby immediately sent a servant to the bookstalls to try to find a copy . By the time the boy returned with the book , Digby was " newly gotten into bed ...
... Digby to try his hand at a commentary on it . According to his own account , Digby immediately sent a servant to the bookstalls to try to find a copy . By the time the boy returned with the book , Digby was " newly gotten into bed ...
Page 91
... Digby . " But he also said that he did not obtain the book until the evening before . Are we then to believe that he arose long before dawn , and wrote , before the day was well advanced , a series of criticisms that formed when printed ...
... Digby . " But he also said that he did not obtain the book until the evening before . Are we then to believe that he arose long before dawn , and wrote , before the day was well advanced , a series of criticisms that formed when printed ...
Contents
Religio Medici A Doctors Confession of Faith | 9 |
From Cheapside to Winchester | 26 |
Oxford | 36 |
Copyright | |
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