The Art of Growing OldJ. Cape, 1944 - 218 pages |
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Page 81
... becomes a matter of con- science , to any common denominator . As far as conscience goes , the difference between an old ... become an experienced and caustic cyni- cism . At least to the old man it appears as cynicism . To the old woman ...
... becomes a matter of con- science , to any common denominator . As far as conscience goes , the difference between an old ... become an experienced and caustic cyni- cism . At least to the old man it appears as cynicism . To the old woman ...
Page 83
... becoming ' one flesh ' . Well , what I would presume to suggest in this con- nection , since in old age our fleshly desire dries up , or at least ' thaws and resolves itself into a dew ' , is that the aged couple in question ' become ...
... becoming ' one flesh ' . Well , what I would presume to suggest in this con- nection , since in old age our fleshly desire dries up , or at least ' thaws and resolves itself into a dew ' , is that the aged couple in question ' become ...
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... become a medium for it contain innumerable earth - born prejudices . Surveying , then , this titanic war from start to finish as some superhuman watcher might do from the Himalayan fastnesses of Tibet , the inevitable stages of the ...
... become a medium for it contain innumerable earth - born prejudices . Surveying , then , this titanic war from start to finish as some superhuman watcher might do from the Himalayan fastnesses of Tibet , the inevitable stages of the ...
Contents
INTRODUCTION L | 7 |
OLD AGE IN MAN AND WOMAN | 26 |
FEMININE OLD AGE AND NATURE | 37 |
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