Quote by Sir Thomas Browne

I could be content that we might procreate like trees, without conjunction, or that there were any way to perpetuate the world without this trivial and vulgar way of coition.

I could be content that we might procreate like trees, witho

Summary

This quote expresses a discontentment with the idea of sexual reproduction and the act of coition. The speaker implies that they would rather reproduce in a manner similar to trees, without the need for intimacy or connection. They find the concept of sexual reproduction to be trivial, vulgar, and perhaps even unnecessary, suggesting a longing for alternative methods of perpetuating the world.

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By Sir Thomas Browne

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