The Art of Growing OldJ. Cape, 1944 - 218 pages |
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Page 48
... completely is she victimized in this manner . Our British aristocracy is essentially an aristocracy of men . That is where we differ from the French ; and as for the German aristocracy , they are simply distorted specialists ...
... completely is she victimized in this manner . Our British aristocracy is essentially an aristocracy of men . That is where we differ from the French ; and as for the German aristocracy , they are simply distorted specialists ...
Page 170
... completely new set . ― But if the rank and file of modern scientists follow the prevailing theories with sheeplike docility many of their leaders do worse than this . They tend these famous and widely - honoured men - to emerge from ...
... completely new set . ― But if the rank and file of modern scientists follow the prevailing theories with sheeplike docility many of their leaders do worse than this . They tend these famous and widely - honoured men - to emerge from ...
Page 211
... completely justified in living a double life ; that is to say in making unremitting efforts to keep , in a terribly literal sense , our end up , while all the while , deep down below the surface , we yield ourselves completely and ...
... completely justified in living a double life ; that is to say in making unremitting efforts to keep , in a terribly literal sense , our end up , while all the while , deep down below the surface , we yield ourselves completely and ...
Contents
INTRODUCTION L | 7 |
OLD AGE IN MAN AND WOMAN | 26 |
FEMININE OLD AGE AND NATURE | 37 |
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