Stories
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The soul in the stomach
A 17th-century physician’s controversial theory about the link between the emotions and the stomach reminds us that we shouldn’t ignore our ‘gut feelings’.
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Refugee health on a pound a day
Two refugees living a hand-to-mouth existence in the UK explain how trauma has affected their health, and how a little kindness is bringing them hope.
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Sniffing glue and Scientology in the DrugScope archive
Academics on hallucinogenics, kids sniffing glue, and Scientologists recruiting drug users keen to kick the habit. Delve into Wellcome’s recently acquired DrugScope archive.
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Shakespeare and the four humours
Blood. Phlegm. Black bile. Yellow bile. The theory of the four humours informed many of Shakespeare's best-known characters, including the phlegmatic Falstaff.
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A dissertation upon that species of writing called humour, When applied to sacred subjects. Occasion'd by the Publication of a Sermon preached at All-Souls College in Oxford, on the Second Day of November last.
Nowell, Thomas, 1730-1801.Date: 1760- Books
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The works of Edward Young, LL.D. Fellow of All-Souls College, Oxon. ... . containing, The Last-Day, a Poem. The Force of Religion, or Vanquish'd Love. A Paraphrase on Job. The Instalment. To Sir Robert Walpole. Two Epistles to Mr. Pope. The Merchant, a Naval Lyrick. The Ocean, an Ode.
Young, Edward, 1683-1765.Date: MDCCLI. [1751]- Books
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The works of Edward Young, LL.D. Fellow of All-Souls College, Oxon. ... . Containing The Last-Day, a Poem. The Force of Religion, or Vanquish'd Love. A Paraphrase on Job. The Instalment. To Sir Robert Walpole. Two Epistles to Mr. Pope. The Merchant, a Naval Lyrick. The Ocean, an Ode.
Young, Edward, 1683-1765.Date: MDCCXXX. [1730]- Books
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A poem on the last day. By Edward Young Fellow of All-Souls College, Oxon.
Young, Edward, 1683-1765.Date: MDCCXIII. [1713]- Books
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A poem on the last day. By Edward Young Fellow of All-Souls College, Oxon.
Young, Edward, 1683-1765.Date: MDCCXIII. [1713]