The Works of Sir Thomas Browne: Hydriotaphia. Brampton urns. A letter to a friend, upon occasion of the death of his intimate friend. Christian morals, &c. Miscellany tracts. Repertorium. Miscellanies. Domestic correspondence, journals, &c. Miscellaneous correspondenceH. G. Bohn, 1852 |
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according ancient answer Aristotle bird Bishop blesse body bones buried burnt butt called chapel church coagulate colour common commonly conceived Croesus Crostwick death Dioscorides divers doth doubt draught dreams earth Egypt English Erpingham fish flowers French friends fruit garden handsome happy hath haue head heaven Hippocrates honour howse Hydriotaphia inscription Judæa Julius Cæsar Julius Scaliger kind king Latin learned leaves letter litle live London Lord loving father milk monument nature night noble Norfolk Norwich observed passage persons piece plants Pliny Plutarch present probably Religio Medici river Roman salt Saxon Scripture SECT seed seems sent shipps Sir John Hobart Sir Thomas Browne Sloan sometimes spirits stone taken thee Theophrastus thereof things thou thyself tion TRACT translation unto urns virtue wherein winter word Yarmouth zizania
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