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 17
... finally hanged and quartered . But Elizabeth herself had misgivings , and for three months delayed signing the death warrant . The conviction was caused as much by political intrigue and reli- gious prejudice as by the weight of ...
... finally hanged and quartered . But Elizabeth herself had misgivings , and for three months delayed signing the death warrant . The conviction was caused as much by political intrigue and reli- gious prejudice as by the weight of ...
Page 146
... finally rise to moving passages on " old mortality and the ruinnes of forgotten times . The " Epistle Dedicatory " establishes the mood with a scene out of shadowy antiquity , where men of the ancient world linger at a dying fire : 99 ...
... finally rise to moving passages on " old mortality and the ruinnes of forgotten times . The " Epistle Dedicatory " establishes the mood with a scene out of shadowy antiquity , where men of the ancient world linger at a dying fire : 99 ...
Page 186
... finally returned home he had become a man of the world and must have impressed mightily his sisters " Betty , " " Moll , " and " Franck " [ Frances ] , to whom he had occasionally written amusing notes in reply to their wistful ...
... finally returned home he had become a man of the world and must have impressed mightily his sisters " Betty , " " Moll , " and " Franck " [ Frances ] , to whom he had occasionally written amusing notes in reply to their wistful ...
Contents
Religio Medici A Doctors Confession of Faith | 9 |
From Cheapside to Winchester | 26 |
Oxford | 36 |
Copyright | |
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