Sir Thomas Browne (1605-82) was a writer of breathtaking range and learning, whose works demonstrate a warm and humorous view of human nature. "Religio Medici" is a fascinating, witty and intimate exploration of his views on faith and tolerance, while substantial selections from "Pseudodoxia Epidemica" display Browne's breadth of knowledge and omnivorous curiosity in his account of common errors in a startling array of subjects including sciences, history, literature and philosophy. "Hydriotaphia" or 'Urn Buriall' is an intriguing meditation on death and the desire for immortality. "The Garden of Cyrus" considers the mysterious order to be found in nature, and "A Letter to a Friend" and the aphoristic "Christian Morals" provide profound spiritual guidance to readers.
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1. For my Religion, though there be seventh1 circumstances that might perswade the world I have none at all, as the generali scandall of my profession,8 the naturall9 course of my studies, the indifferency10 of my behaviour, and discourse in matters of Religion, neither violently defending one, nor with that common ardour and contention opposing another; yet in despight hereof I dare, without usurpation, assume the honorable stile of a Christian : not that I meerely owe this title to the Font, my education, or Clime wherein I was borne, as being bred up either to confirme those principles my Parents instilled into my unwary understanding ; or by a generali consent proceed in the Religion of my Countrey : But having, in my riper yeares, and confirmed judgement, seene and examined all, I finde my selfe obliged by the principles of Grace, and the law of mine owne reason, to embrace no other name but this ; neither doth herein my zeale so farre make me forget the generali charitie I owe unto humanity, as rather to hate then pity Turkes, Infidels, and (what is worse) Jewes, rather contenting my selfe to enjoy that happy stile, then maligning those who refuse so glorious a tide. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
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Paradise Lost, The Garden of Cyrus, Song of Solomon, Diogenes Laertius, Hermes Trismegistus, Pseudodoxia Epidemica, Saint Paul, Christian Morals, Church of God, John the Baptist, Red Sea, Religio Medici, Sperma-Ceti Whale, Jewish Antiquities, Latin of Ovid, Lawes of Charity, Lights of Heaven, Nicomachean Ethics, Old Testament, The Biblical New!
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1. For my Religion, though there be seventh1 circumstances that might perswade the world I have none at all, as the generali scandall of my profession,8 the naturall9 course of my studies, the indifferency10 of my behaviour, and discourse in matters of Religion, neither violently defending one, nor with that common ardour and contention opposing another; yet in despight hereof I dare, without usurpation, assume the honorable stile of a Christian : not that I meerely owe this title to the Font, my education, or Clime wherein I was borne, as being bred up either to confirme those principles my Parents instilled into my unwary understanding ; or by a generali consent proceed in the Religion of my Countrey : But having, in my riper yeares, and confirmed judgement, seene and examined all, I finde my selfe obliged by the principles of Grace, and the law of mine owne reason, to embrace no other name but this ; neither doth herein my zeale so farre make me forget the generali charitie I owe unto humanity, as rather to hate then pity Turkes, Infidels, and (what is worse) Jewes, rather contenting my selfe to enjoy that happy stile, then maligning those who refuse so glorious a tide. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
owne reason, agreeable unto, mee thinkes, many conceive, owne part, wee doe, thy self Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Paradise Lost, The Garden of Cyrus, Song of Solomon, Diogenes Laertius, Hermes Trismegistus, Pseudodoxia Epidemica, Saint Paul, Christian Morals, Church of God, John the Baptist, Red Sea, Religio Medici, Sperma-Ceti Whale, Jewish Antiquities, Latin of Ovid, Lawes of Charity, Lights of Heaven, Nicomachean Ethics, Old Testament, The Biblical New!
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- Shakespeare's Tragic Cosmos by Thomas McAlindon in Back Matter (1), Back Matter (2), and Back Matter (3)
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