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
... writing Latin , but in speaking it accurately and fluently as well . Although orations were properly considered the work of the university , there were exercises in declamation and in reading Latin orators . Along with this went ...
... writing Latin , but in speaking it accurately and fluently as well . Although orations were properly considered the work of the university , there were exercises in declamation and in reading Latin orators . Along with this went ...
Page 83
... writer is his tendency to wander off a subject into some- thing entirely unexpected , or to pursue a given topic to ... writing about his political opinions or medical theories and was now ready to outline his religious views . Various ...
... writer is his tendency to wander off a subject into some- thing entirely unexpected , or to pursue a given topic to ... writing about his political opinions or medical theories and was now ready to outline his religious views . Various ...
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... writing in the seven- teenth century , but does it not suggest a backward - looking mind still encumbered with old ways of thinking ? Granting that Browne mentions " experience " along with " reason " as his tests , what of his ...
... writing in the seven- teenth century , but does it not suggest a backward - looking mind still encumbered with old ways of thinking ? Granting that Browne mentions " experience " along with " reason " as his tests , what of his ...
Contents
Religio Medici A Doctors Confession of Faith | 9 |
From Cheapside to Winchester | 26 |
Oxford | 36 |
Copyright | |
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