Notes and Letters on the Natural History of Norfolk
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Notes and Letters on the Natural History of Norfolk, more especially on the birds and fishes, is from the MSS. of Sir Thomas Browne. The title page adds notes by Thomas Southwell, F.Z.S., Vice-President of the Norfolk and Norwich Naturalists' Society. A quoted line says that most men of ages present, so supersticiously do look upon ages past, that the authorities of one exceed the reason of the other.
The text says there was one form of ancient authority before which Browne bowed down with absolute and unquestioning submission, and that in the Religio Medici he declares his devoted adherence first to the guidance of Scripture, and secondly to the Articles of the Church. A writer in old spelling describes a very rare fish somewhat resembling the Acus or needlefish before and a makerell behind, and adds that wee have kept one dryed many yeares agoe. A letter about a picture of the stork says the ends of the wings are black, and that it fed upon snayles.
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- Author
- Thomas Browne
- Reading time
- About 3 hours
- Pages
- 100
- Language
- English
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- Biology
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