The Measure and the Choice: A Pathographic Essay on Samuel JohnsonStory Scientia, 1971 - 231 pages |
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... friends some remarkably good ser- mons , a number of which have been preserved . His was a strong faith but it was not strong enough not to assail him by religious doubts and by a fear ( remarkable in view of such a firm faith ) , not ...
... friends some remarkably good ser- mons , a number of which have been preserved . His was a strong faith but it was not strong enough not to assail him by religious doubts and by a fear ( remarkable in view of such a firm faith ) , not ...
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... friends , or to non- friends ( not enemies , for he had hardly any of those ) who were but " blockheads " and " dunces " . The good ones bent to his words ; the non - good did not escape with an unbloodied head , figuratively speaking ...
... friends , or to non- friends ( not enemies , for he had hardly any of those ) who were but " blockheads " and " dunces " . The good ones bent to his words ; the non - good did not escape with an unbloodied head , figuratively speaking ...
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... friend Dr Percy alluded to his myopia , Johnson reacted thus : " After a preliminary insult which Dr Percy resented ... friends who had occasion to be the subject of such emotional sallies . They knew Johnson and did not blame him . He ...
... friend Dr Percy alluded to his myopia , Johnson reacted thus : " After a preliminary insult which Dr Percy resented ... friends who had occasion to be the subject of such emotional sallies . They knew Johnson and did not blame him . He ...
Contents
Preface | 5 |
Johnson in parenthesis | 20 |
The degeneration concept in psychiatry | 28 |
Copyright | |
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