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 31
... Latin orators . Along with this went practice in writing Latin letters , using Cicero , Seneca , and Erasmus as models . The student cultivated the use of ornate figures of speech and usually kept a commonplace book of witty epi ...
... Latin orators . Along with this went practice in writing Latin letters , using Cicero , Seneca , and Erasmus as models . The student cultivated the use of ornate figures of speech and usually kept a commonplace book of witty epi ...
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... Latin . John Milton's job with the Commonwealth government was that of secre- tary to handle Latin correspondence . Even in the late seven- teenth century it was still essential for a young man studying abroad " that he hath the Latin ...
... Latin . John Milton's job with the Commonwealth government was that of secre- tary to handle Latin correspondence . Even in the late seven- teenth century it was still essential for a young man studying abroad " that he hath the Latin ...
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... Latin of the original has been pronounced a commendable performance . There was nothing in it to fore- tell Browne's scientific bent , but a keen listener that day might have detected a lively and unusual mind , capable of felicitous ...
... Latin of the original has been pronounced a commendable performance . There was nothing in it to fore- tell Browne's scientific bent , but a keen listener that day might have detected a lively and unusual mind , capable of felicitous ...
Contents
Religio Medici A Doctors Confession of Faith | 9 |
From Cheapside to Winchester | 26 |
Oxford | 36 |
Copyright | |
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