The natural man has only two primal passions, to get and beget.

William Osler

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Topic

Sex Greed Nature of men

Author

William Osler

Source

Science and Immortality

Genre

Scientific literature

Language

English

Time

1904 1900s 20th century

Occupation

Physicist Scientist

From

Canada

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Citation

Osler, William. Science and Immortality. Houghton, Mifflin & Company, 1904, ch. 2.

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Source
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Medium
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Statement Type
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Language
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Time
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Authentication Score 3
Original Citation

Mann, Thomas. Buddenbrooks. Berlin: S. Fischer Verlag, 1901, pt. 11, ch. 2.

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By night on my bed I sought him whom my soul loveth.

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Medium
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Genre
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Time
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Era
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Citation

The Holy Bible: The King James Version. 1611. (Song of Solomon 3:1).