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Tag: Don Quixote

By Hole Ousia Posted on October 13, 2019December 2, 2024

‘Lines with unfinished endings’

These unfinished lines are from a humourous poetic composition (versus de cabo rata) from Don Quixote by Cervantes. [the photograph is of Dr Peter J Gordon taken in his NHS … Continue reading ‘Lines with unfinished endings’

Categories: Medical humanitiesTags: Don Quixote, Dr Peter Gordon, Miguel De Cervantes, NHS West Lothian
By Hole Ousia Posted on October 13, 2019December 2, 2024

“I am the most unfortunate doctor”

This is a passage from Don Quoxite was written by Miguel De Cervantes over 400 years ago: [please note: the above portrait is of Miguel De Cervantes and not the … Continue reading “I am the most unfortunate doctor”

Categories: History of medicine, Medical humanities, PsychiatryTags: Don Quixote, Miguel De Cervantes, prescribed harm
By Hole Ousia Posted on October 12, 2019December 2, 2024

Vintage Cervantes

I have recently read Don Quixote by Miguel De Cervantes. It is a wonderful book and has, like all good books, a lot to ‘say’ for today. I am going … Continue reading Vintage Cervantes

Categories: Two culturesTags: borrowed words, Don Quixote, Miguel De Cervantes, quotes, reading
By Hole Ousia Posted on October 10, 2019December 2, 2024

in the middle

in the middle of a few days in G A L L O W A Y an adventure began in which a film could neither begin nor end. Together we … Continue reading in the middle

Categories: Family history, PoemsTags: Don Quixote, Lighthouses, Mull of Galloway, Peter + Sian, Peter's poems

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