The Measure and the Choice: A Pathographic Essay on Samuel JohnsonStory Scientia, 1971 - 231 pages |
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Page 55
... fact that epileptics nearly always find it difficult to memorize ; they have poor retention . Johnson's conspicuous feats of memory can therefore hardly be ascribed to epileptic disturbances . Hypermnesia is in fact a characteristic ...
... fact that epileptics nearly always find it difficult to memorize ; they have poor retention . Johnson's conspicuous feats of memory can therefore hardly be ascribed to epileptic disturbances . Hypermnesia is in fact a characteristic ...
Page 74
... fact until a few years before her death ( 57 , p . 297 ) Johnson always asked her opinion about what he wrote and about his plans ( 57 , p . 147 ) . Johnson has most directly expressed himself to Beauclerk about his marriage : " Sir ...
... fact until a few years before her death ( 57 , p . 297 ) Johnson always asked her opinion about what he wrote and about his plans ( 57 , p . 147 ) . Johnson has most directly expressed himself to Beauclerk about his marriage : " Sir ...
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... fact carefully avoid imposing activities upon them ; he will never force them but , in fact , will emphasize the need to rest and avoid exertion . Johnson's depressions have always been diagnosed as endogenous depressions or as neurotic ...
... fact carefully avoid imposing activities upon them ; he will never force them but , in fact , will emphasize the need to rest and avoid exertion . Johnson's depressions have always been diagnosed as endogenous depressions or as neurotic ...
Contents
Preface | 5 |
Johnson in parenthesis | 20 |
The degeneration concept in psychiatry | 28 |
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