The Works of Sir Thomas Browne, Volume 2THE SIXTH BOOK Of sundry common opinions Cosmographical and HistoricalReading editionChapter navigation71 reading sectionsGo to chapterChoose a chapter…Front matterPREFATORY NOTEChapter XI · Of Griffins.Chapter XII · Of the Phœnix.Chapter XIII · Of Frogs, Toads, and Toad-stone.Chapter XIV · Of the Salamander.Chapter XV · Of the Amphisbæna.Chapter XVI · Of the Viper.Chapter XVII · Of Hares.Chapter XVIII · Of Moles, or Molls.Chapter XIX · Of Lampries.Chapter XX · Of Snayls.Chapter XXI · Of the Chameleon.Chapter XXII · Of the Ostrich.Chapter XXIII · Of Unicorns Horn.Chapter XXIV · That all Animals of the Land, are in their kind in the Sea.Chapter XXVChapter XXVI · Of Sperma-Ceti, and the Sperma-Ceti Whale.Chapter XXVIIChapter XXVIII · Of some others.Chapter I · Of the Erectness of Man.Chapter II · Of the Heart.Chapter III · Of Pleurisies.Chapter IV · Of the Ring-finger.Chapter V · Of the right and left Hand.Chapter VI · Of Swimming and Floating.Chapter VII · Concerning Weight.Chapter VIII · Of the passage of Meat and Drink.Chapter IX · Of Sneezing.Chapter X · Of the Jews.Chapter XI · Of Pigmies.Chapter XII · Of the great Climacterical year, that is, Sixty three.Chapter XIII · Of the Canicular or Dog daies.Chapter I · Of the Picture of the Pelecan.Chapter II · Of the Picture of Dolphins.Chapter III · Of the Picture of a Grashopper.Chapter IV · Of the Picture of the Serpent tempting Eve.Chapter V · Of the Picture of Adam and Eve with Navels.Chapter VI · Of the Pictures of Eastern Nations, and the Jews at their Feasts, especially our Saviour at the Passover.Chapter VII · Of the Picture of our Saviour with long hair.Chapter VIII · Of the Picture of Abraham sacrificing Isaac.Chapter IX · Of the Picture of Moses with horns.Chapter X · Of the Scutcheons of the Tribes of Israel.Chapter XI · Of the Pictures of the Sibyls.Chapter XII · Of the Picture describing the death of Cleopatra.Chapter XIII · Of the Pictures of the Nine Worthies.Chapter XIV · Of the Picture of Jephthah sacryficing his daughter.Chapter XV · Of the Picture of John the Baptist.Chapter XVI · Of the Picture of St. Christopher.Chapter XVII · Of the Picture of St. George.Chapter XVIII · Of the Picture of Jerom.Chapter XIX · Of the Pictures of Mermaids, Unicorns, and some others.Chapter XX · Of the Hieroglyphical Pictures of the Egyptians.Chapter XXI · Of the Picture of Haman hanged.Chapter XXII · Compendiously of many questionable Customs, Opinions, Pictures, Practices, and Popular Observations.Chapter XXIII · Of some others.THE SIXTH BOOK Of sundry common opinions Cosmographical and HistoricalChapter IChapter IIChapter IIIChapter IVChapter VChapter VIChapter VII · Of East, and West.Chapter VIII · Of the River Nilus.Chapter IX · Of the Red Sea.Chapter X · Of the Blackness of Negroes.Chapter XI · Of the same.Chapter XII · A Digression concerning Blackness.Chapter XIII · Of Gypsies.Chapter XIV · Of some others.Previous chapter ←Chapter XXIII · Of some others.Next chapter →Chapter IAll chapters and sections (71)Opening pagesFront matterOther sectionsPREFATORY NOTEChapters111213141516171819202122232425262728123456789101112131234567891011121314151617181920212223Other sectionsTHE SIXTH BOOK Of sundry common opinions Cosmographical and HistoricalChapters1234567891011121314The first Discourse comprehended in several Chapters.◇← CHAPTER XXIII Of some others.CHAPTER I →