Avsnitt 31
August is the Month Before Christmas
It being reckoned that Jesus was actually born in September.
Läs MerA Bird in the Solitude Singing
From the wreck of my past, which hath perish'd, Thus much I at least may recall, It hath taught me that which I most cherish'd Deserved to be dearest of all: In the desert a fountain is springing, In the wide waste there still is a tree, And a bird in the solitude singing, Which speaks to my spirit of thee.
Lord Byron
Läs MerBut Who Shall Beat the Drums?
""There is a march of science; but who shall beat the drums for its retreat?"" (Charles Lamb)
Läs MerAutumn Without Red Leaves
""The summer is over...""
Läs MerYou Fish or You Cut Bait
The proverb put to the test.
Läs MerFor Jimmy, the Best of Everything
The power of personality.
Läs MerWoods Full of Question Marks
The punctuated forest. Autism and deafness in children.
Läs MerA Thousand Words are Mute
A picture is most eloquent.
Läs MerMoney, a Horse, and a Knowledge of Latin
The classical Rx, yet Dr. Swanson fails to inspire respect.
Läs MerA Disease of the Heart Called Love
L'amour et la mort.
Läs MerKill the Dream, but Spare the Dreamer
The Freudian prescription.
Läs MerCourage at 3 A.M.
""As to moral courage, he [Napoleon] had very rarely found it, he said, that of two hours past midnight; which is to say, courage unawares.""
Läs MerThis Wild, Wild, Wild Waltzing World
The whirligig of 3/4 time.
Läs MerA Boy is Standing Outside the Door
The threshold of knowledge.
Läs MerWhere Does the Boomerang Go?
The parabolic return. A scientist from Australia on his last legs.
Läs MerPas de Deux
A romantic ballet.
Läs MerEvery Other Minute, It's the End of the World
Working in the hospital milieu.
Läs MerA Rambling Discourse on Egyptian Water Clocks
Cleopatra and the clepsydra.
Läs MerWhen I am Grown to Man's Estate
Looking Forward
When I am grown to man's estate I shall be very proud and great, And tell the other girls and boys Not to meddle with my toys.
Robert Louis Stevenson
Läs MerA Man, a Maid, and a Marionette
Various strings and attachments.
Läs MerA Dipperful of Water from a Poisoned Well
Shadow and substance.
Läs MerA Little Fun to Match the Sorrow
Dr. Green practices the best medicine, but Dr. Zorba and Dr. Casey are rather saturnine on his manner.
Läs MerMinus That Rusty Old Hacksaw
Modern medicine.
Läs MerEulogy in Four Flats
The key of mourning.
Läs MerThree Li'l Lambs
""To a close shorn sheep, God gives wind by measure."" (George Herbert)
Läs MerA Slave is On the Throne
Gen. 41:41
Läs MerJourneys End in Lovers Meeting
Euthanasia.
""Journeys end in lovers' meeting, Every wise man's son doth know.""—Twelfth Night
Läs MerThe Day They Stole County General
A change of management.
Läs MerDid Your Mother Come From Ireland, Ben Casey?
A son of the auld sod.
Läs MerFrom Sutter's Crick...and Beyond Farewell
A memorable rapprochement.
Läs MerA Horse Named Stravinsky
A mount with a legendary moniker.
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