The Measure and the Choice: A Pathographic Essay on Samuel JohnsonStory Scientia, 1971 - 231 pages |
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Page 18
... Once in the power of Bos- well's brilliancy , it is not easy to rid oneself of this misleading , seemingly truthful presentation of Johnson in his dialogues and monologues . It is not true that , as Raleigh states , the real Johnson is ...
... Once in the power of Bos- well's brilliancy , it is not easy to rid oneself of this misleading , seemingly truthful presentation of Johnson in his dialogues and monologues . It is not true that , as Raleigh states , the real Johnson is ...
Page 58
... once again to point out that the degenerative disposition is both dynamic and static . It is static through its unchangeable element and dynamic because it is so variable . The phenomena one observes in a degenerative personality are ...
... once again to point out that the degenerative disposition is both dynamic and static . It is static through its unchangeable element and dynamic because it is so variable . The phenomena one observes in a degenerative personality are ...
Page 59
... once he was on a subject , was not easily diverted to another subject of conver- sation . When his friend Dr Percy alluded to his myopia , Johnson reacted thus : " After a preliminary insult which Dr Percy resented , ( he ) fell upon ...
... once he was on a subject , was not easily diverted to another subject of conver- sation . When his friend Dr Percy alluded to his myopia , Johnson reacted thus : " After a preliminary insult which Dr Percy resented , ( he ) fell upon ...
Contents
Preface | 5 |
Johnson in parenthesis | 20 |
The degeneration concept in psychiatry | 28 |
Copyright | |
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