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 49
... Italy NOT LONG AFTER HIS IRISH journey , Thomas Browne again left England , to enter upon one of the most interesting and formative experiences of his life - his three years of medical study on the Continent . It was an exciting time ...
... Italy NOT LONG AFTER HIS IRISH journey , Thomas Browne again left England , to enter upon one of the most interesting and formative experiences of his life - his three years of medical study on the Continent . It was an exciting time ...
Page 58
... Italy . The only fixed date is December , 1633 , when he registered at Leyden . It is possible that he spent a good deal of time simply traveling about France and Italy . Or perhaps he did not ven- ture away from Montpellier until the ...
... Italy . The only fixed date is December , 1633 , when he registered at Leyden . It is possible that he spent a good deal of time simply traveling about France and Italy . Or perhaps he did not ven- ture away from Montpellier until the ...
Page 181
... Italy , Germany , and I cannot tell how many countreys and People . This letter quite spoil'd all the high Conceits of my Travailes , yet I could hardly beat out of my braines the desire of seeing Italy . " Since , however , Edward did ...
... Italy , Germany , and I cannot tell how many countreys and People . This letter quite spoil'd all the high Conceits of my Travailes , yet I could hardly beat out of my braines the desire of seeing Italy . " Since , however , Edward did ...
Contents
Religio Medici A Doctors Confession of Faith | 9 |
From Cheapside to Winchester | 26 |
Oxford | 36 |
Copyright | |
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