Browne
Browne is a variant of the English surname Brown (surname), meaning "brown-haired" or "brown-skinned". It may sometimes be derived from French le Brun with similar meaning. The Mac A Brehons clan of Co. Donegal have anglicized as Browne since about 1800.
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“Underneath this sable hearse
Lies the subject of all verse:
Sidneys sister, Pembrokes mother;
Death ere thou has slain another,
Fair, and learned, and good as she,
Time shall throw a dart at thee.”
—William Browne (15911643)
“We all labour against our own cure, for death is the cure of all diseases.”
—Thomas Browne (16051682)
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