The Professor and the Madman

Emilio 2022-03-22 09:02:27

"We live today and know the origin of our earth, humans and all animals, we know how hot boiling water is and how long a yard is, our captains know how to measure latitude and longitude precisely, and yet we have neither charts nor With the compass that guides us through the vast ocean of literature, it is time to give our great language the same dignity and respect as other scientific standards... In order to bring every word to life, we must record it from its birth. Throughout the ages, words have zigzagged and moved forward in a roundabout way. Their meanings have gone through vicissitudes of life, constantly adding and subtracting subtle and subtle differences to themselves, but in the vast English literature, they have left ruts, and for every word, We must go back to the source. To do this, we will dig our teeth and read the books." Murray's passionate and poetic call for papers was seen by the mentally ill, American Miner. During the Civil War, as an army captain and surgeon, Miner was ordered to use a fiery red iron to brand deserters on the faces of deserters. hospital.

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  • Dr. William Chester Minor: It's freedom, Mrs. Merrett. I can fly out of this place on the backs of books. I've gone to the end of the world on the wings of words... . When I read, no one is after me. When I read, I am the one who is chasing--chasing after God.

  • Dr. William Chester Minor: Have you gotten to the "I's" by now? I had some to add to your words. But I can't seem to... I can't seem to find my pens.