The Art of Growing OldJ. Cape, 1944 - 218 pages |
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Page 22
... magic of Nature of the mystery of humour . - Consider the most humorous figures in literature - figures such as Don Quixote , Falstaff , Panurge , Uncle Toby , Micawber - and you will , I believe , agree with me that they all share this ...
... magic of Nature of the mystery of humour . - Consider the most humorous figures in literature - figures such as Don Quixote , Falstaff , Panurge , Uncle Toby , Micawber - and you will , I believe , agree with me that they all share this ...
Page 149
... magic of Melchizedek they are a burden on the community and a care to their relatives . Yes , the truth is that unless old men possess some deep interior life of their own they are almost bound to hang like millstones round the necks of ...
... magic of Melchizedek they are a burden on the community and a care to their relatives . Yes , the truth is that unless old men possess some deep interior life of their own they are almost bound to hang like millstones round the necks of ...
Page 157
... magical intimations for the alert senses . But though the great stylists can frequently serve us in enlarging the ... magic that enthrals them ; and although this may be carrying things rather far , it is surely not too much to say ...
... magical intimations for the alert senses . But though the great stylists can frequently serve us in enlarging the ... magic that enthrals them ; and although this may be carrying things rather far , it is surely not too much to say ...
Contents
INTRODUCTION L | 7 |
OLD AGE IN MAN AND WOMAN | 26 |
FEMININE OLD AGE AND NATURE | 37 |
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