That miracles have been, I do believe; that they may yet be wrought by…

Thomas Browne
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That miracles have been, I do believe; that they may yet be wrought by the living, I do not deny: but have no confidence in those which are fathered on the dead. ✨ Sir Thomas Browne's Works: Including His Life and Correspondence.
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That miracles have been, I do believe; that they may yet be wrought by the living, I do not deny: but have no confidence in those which are fathered on the dead. ✨ Sir Thomas Browne's Works: Including His Life and Correspondence.

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