Excerpt from Sir Thomas Browne's Works, Vol. 3: Including His Life and CorrespondenceAnd for the accomplishment of that intention, that is, to look up and behold the heavens, man hath a notable dis advantage in the eye-lid, whereof the upper is far greater than the lower, which abridgeth the sight upwards contrary to those of birds, who herein have the advantage of man; insomuch that the learned Plempius is bold to affirm, that if he had had the formation of the eye-lids, he would have con trived them quite otherwise.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.comThis book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition.

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