The Measure and the Choice: A Pathographic Essay on Samuel JohnsonStory Scientia, 1971 - 231 pages |
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... lives a Bohemian life and for years remains anony- mous , poor as a churchmouse and an authentic member of Grub ... live in such obscurity and poverty must have been virtually intolerable . Johnson's mentor Walmesley wrote a famous ...
... lives a Bohemian life and for years remains anony- mous , poor as a churchmouse and an authentic member of Grub ... live in such obscurity and poverty must have been virtually intolerable . Johnson's mentor Walmesley wrote a famous ...
Page 159
... lives in a mood of depression and hopelessness , without relief or hopeful perspectives . Very often we see that ... live in reality . It is better to ex- perience nine deceptions out of ten , so long as the tenth ex- perience gives joy ...
... lives in a mood of depression and hopelessness , without relief or hopeful perspectives . Very often we see that ... live in reality . It is better to ex- perience nine deceptions out of ten , so long as the tenth ex- perience gives joy ...
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... lives in a sphere of grey monotony . By avoiding disappointment in this neurotic manner — avoidance and de- fence he ... live for ever without the gentle pleasure of sympathy and confidence ; he must feel no melting fondness , no warmth ...
... lives in a sphere of grey monotony . By avoiding disappointment in this neurotic manner — avoidance and de- fence he ... live for ever without the gentle pleasure of sympathy and confidence ; he must feel no melting fondness , no warmth ...
Contents
Preface | 5 |
Johnson in parenthesis | 20 |
The degeneration concept in psychiatry | 28 |
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