Ben Casey

It being reckoned that Jesus was actually born in September.

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

""There is a march of science; but who shall beat the drums for its retreat?"" (Charles Lamb)

""The summer is over...""

The proverb put to the test.

The power of personality.

The punctuated forest. Autism and deafness in children.

A picture is most eloquent.

The classical Rx, yet Dr. Swanson fails to inspire respect.

L'amour et la mort.

The Freudian prescription.

""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.""

The whirligig of 3/4 time.

The threshold of knowledge.

Australian veterinarian Dr. Geoffrey Collicott inspires his ward mates at County General. Although diagnosed himself with a terminal illness, his expertise could save the life of young Luke Creely, whose mysterious medical malady has Casey and his colleagues baffled.

A romantic ballet.

Working in the hospital milieu.

Cleopatra and the clepsydra.

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

Various strings and attachments.

Wesley Boone, a strapping dockworker and the sole breadwinner for his parents and brother, is admitted to County General suffering from muscular problems. The case becomes complicated for Casey when Boone's indomitable mother accuses her son of malingering in order to shirk family responsibilities.

Dr. Green practices the best medicine, but Dr. Zorba and Dr. Casey are rather saturnine on his manner.

Modern medicine.

The key of mourning.

""To a close shorn sheep, God gives wind by measure."" (George Herbert)

Casey's colleague, surgeon Dr. Bill Justin, finds his work affected by several personal problems including his wealthy but inattentive wife Jeanne and his lover Felice. When Bill develops symptoms of a nervous disorder, Casey is on hand to help solve his problems.

Euthanasia. ""Journeys end in lovers' meeting, Every wise man's son doth know.""—Twelfth Night

A change of management.

A son of the auld sod.

A memorable rapprochement.

A mount with a legendary moniker.