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Title
Humility of science
Contributor
Creator: Hitchcock, Edward, 1793-1864
Genre
Creation Information
Date Created
1843-03-29
Date Note
The item is undated. The date provided is estimated from the date Hitchcock presented a longer version of this poem at Amherst College.
Physical Description
1 item (6 pages)
Abstract
A 197-line poem in verse by Edward Hitchcock on the subject of the study and humility of science. The poem also deals with the concept of the relationship between religion and science. Hitchcock wrote two other versions of this poem, titled "Call not them poets, who, like me, compose in verse, so very near allied to prose" and "The humility of true science."
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Finding Aid
Language
English
Repository
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