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I can cure the gout or stone in some, sooner than Divinity, Pride, or Avarice in others.

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Thomas Browne
Age: 77 †
Born: 1605
Born: October 19
Died: 1682
Died: October 19
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Philosopher
Physician
Physician Writer
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London
England
Sir Thomas Browne
Thomas Browne
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Avarice
Divinity
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Stone
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