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...They became the remarkable exposition of bogus scholarship that is still on view today. I have sometimes thought of getting rid of these notes; but ... they have had almost greater popularity than the poem itself ... I regret having sent so many enquirers off on a wild goose chase after Tarot cards and the Holy Grail...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Books: Christmas with Mr. Eliot | 12/17/1956 | See Source »

...comfortable London house near Regent's Park, filled with his Greek and Egyptian treasures, Freud answers letters, continues his writing, even treats a few old patients. Every Sunday evening he settles down in the parlor, coddles his five young grandchildren, enjoys a lively card game called tarot with his sons. Always at his call is his nine-year-old chow dog, Lun. During his 16 years of suffering, throughout his 15 operations, he has never uttered a word of complaint. Patient and resigned, secure in his fame, he spins out his last thoughts, and basks...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Medicine: Intellectual Provocateur | 6/26/1939 | See Source »

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