The Art of Growing OldJ. Cape, 1944 - 218 pages |
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... least we feel to be a relative ' void ' , though it is only too likely that with the thought of any conceiv- able ' void the inescapable background of Time and Space modestly but obstinately slips into position . The moment we turn ...
... least we feel to be a relative ' void ' , though it is only too likely that with the thought of any conceiv- able ' void the inescapable background of Time and Space modestly but obstinately slips into position . The moment we turn ...
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... least humanized and the most primordial of all forms of the Inanimate ? In order to sink down into the depths of our soul , in order to analyse with our least obstructed , least cluttered , least sophisticated intelligence , the inmost ...
... least humanized and the most primordial of all forms of the Inanimate ? In order to sink down into the depths of our soul , in order to analyse with our least obstructed , least cluttered , least sophisticated intelligence , the inmost ...
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... least cousin - german to the Totalitarian Demon . And who can deny that all these dictatorial and infallible Propaganda - Offices whose existence is the chief curse of our modern world , with their immovable principles and their ...
... least cousin - german to the Totalitarian Demon . And who can deny that all these dictatorial and infallible Propaganda - Offices whose existence is the chief curse of our modern world , with their immovable principles and their ...
Contents
INTRODUCTION L | 7 |
OLD AGE IN MAN AND WOMAN | 26 |
FEMININE OLD AGE AND NATURE | 37 |
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