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 92
... passages , adding new ones , and correcting errors . Some readers have wondered whether Browne's revised text may not differ considerably from what he first wrote in 1635 at Shibden Hall . To be precise , it is an imperfect copy of the ...
... passages , adding new ones , and correcting errors . Some readers have wondered whether Browne's revised text may not differ considerably from what he first wrote in 1635 at Shibden Hall . To be precise , it is an imperfect copy of the ...
Page 132
... passages are reduced to a quarter of their original length.26 New and Revised Editions Besides sharpening the style of later editions of the book , Browne revised its contents . The advertisement to the second edition states that the ...
... passages are reduced to a quarter of their original length.26 New and Revised Editions Besides sharpening the style of later editions of the book , Browne revised its contents . The advertisement to the second edition states that the ...
Page 211
... passages in the manner of the latter part of the essay had disappeared . However , Dr. John Jeffery , Archdeacon of Norwich , had also recalled reading such a work , and after the death of Tenison in 1715 , the manuscript was discovered ...
... passages in the manner of the latter part of the essay had disappeared . However , Dr. John Jeffery , Archdeacon of Norwich , had also recalled reading such a work , and after the death of Tenison in 1715 , the manuscript was discovered ...
Contents
Religio Medici A Doctors Confession of Faith | 9 |
From Cheapside to Winchester | 26 |
Oxford | 36 |
Copyright | |
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