Dee reviewed Religio medici by Thomas Browne
5/5
5 stars
‘As for those wingy Mysteries in Divinity, and airy subtleties in Religion, which have unhing'd the brains of better heads, they never stretched the Pia Mater of mine.‘
This 17th century anatomically-informed humblebrag might be my favourite sentence read this year.
Browne’s writing reminds me of Arthur Conan Doyle’s character ‘John Smith.’ Particularly due to the playful and curious approach to the world/god/nature, paired with the writing style of a rambling (but sagacious) old man… A worthwhile read.
‘As for those wingy Mysteries in Divinity, and airy subtleties in Religion, which have unhing'd the brains of better heads, they never stretched the Pia Mater of mine.‘
This 17th century anatomically-informed humblebrag might be my favourite sentence read this year.
Browne’s writing reminds me of Arthur Conan Doyle’s character ‘John Smith.’ Particularly due to the playful and curious approach to the world/god/nature, paired with the writing style of a rambling (but sagacious) old man… A worthwhile read.