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 151
... things . Which leads to the rhapsodic paragraph : Light that makes things seen , makes some things invisible ; were it not for darknesse and the shadow of earth , the noblest part of the Creation had remained unseen , and the Stars in ...
... things . Which leads to the rhapsodic paragraph : Light that makes things seen , makes some things invisible ; were it not for darknesse and the shadow of earth , the noblest part of the Creation had remained unseen , and the Stars in ...
Page 152
... things fall under this name . The Sun it self is but the dark simulachrum , and light but the shadow of God.18 But this welcome surge of fancy is not sustained . The chapter ends languidly , and the fifth chapter gathers up re- maining ...
... things fall under this name . The Sun it self is but the dark simulachrum , and light but the shadow of God.18 But this welcome surge of fancy is not sustained . The chapter ends languidly , and the fifth chapter gathers up re- maining ...
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... things unseen , " he says . " Whatsoever else [ besides eternal happiness ] the World terms Happiness , is to me a story out of Pliny , a tale of Boccace or Malizspini , an apparition , or neat delusion , where there is no more of ...
... things unseen , " he says . " Whatsoever else [ besides eternal happiness ] the World terms Happiness , is to me a story out of Pliny , a tale of Boccace or Malizspini , an apparition , or neat delusion , where there is no more of ...
Contents
Religio Medici A Doctors Confession of Faith | 9 |
From Cheapside to Winchester | 26 |
Oxford | 36 |
Copyright | |
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