The Measure and the Choice: A Pathographic Essay on Samuel JohnsonStory Scientia, 1971 - 231 pages |
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... merit of this hypothesis lies in its effort to establish a pure degeneration concept ; its intention is to establish order in this concept which faced imminent chaos , and to eliminate irrele- vant elements that had gradually attached ...
... merit of this hypothesis lies in its effort to establish a pure degeneration concept ; its intention is to establish order in this concept which faced imminent chaos , and to eliminate irrele- vant elements that had gradually attached ...
Page 126
... merit raise the tardy bust " . ( Mrs Thrale , cited by H. Kingsmill , Dr Johnson , 93 ) . Another characteristic feature is found in his eating habits . Johnson's intemperateness in eating must be ascribed to his tem- perament and ...
... merit raise the tardy bust " . ( Mrs Thrale , cited by H. Kingsmill , Dr Johnson , 93 ) . Another characteristic feature is found in his eating habits . Johnson's intemperateness in eating must be ascribed to his tem- perament and ...
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... merit , can survey himself only as a useless filler of existence ; and if he is content with his own character , must own his satisfaction to insensibility " . " That kind of life is most happy which affords us most oppor- tunities of ...
... merit , can survey himself only as a useless filler of existence ; and if he is content with his own character , must own his satisfaction to insensibility " . " That kind of life is most happy which affords us most oppor- tunities of ...
Contents
Preface | 5 |
Johnson in parenthesis | 20 |
The degeneration concept in psychiatry | 28 |
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