The Art of Growing OldJ. Cape, 1944 - 218 pages |
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Page 156
... opposite pole , or at no pole at all . At the Equator of our Tellurian Circle it is hoisted : for under the power of the divine drug , called Pantagruelion we learn how to take ' the Kingdom of the Multiverse ' by storm ; neither ...
... opposite pole , or at no pole at all . At the Equator of our Tellurian Circle it is hoisted : for under the power of the divine drug , called Pantagruelion we learn how to take ' the Kingdom of the Multiverse ' by storm ; neither ...
Page 211
... opposite horizons - or , if you prefer , upon opposite landscapes - either Northward and Southward , or Eastward and Westward . And I'd be trying to suggest , by this metaphorical North and South or East and West , two opposing ...
... opposite horizons - or , if you prefer , upon opposite landscapes - either Northward and Southward , or Eastward and Westward . And I'd be trying to suggest , by this metaphorical North and South or East and West , two opposing ...
Page 212
... opposite windows of the mind as far as they will go , or at least as far as their creaky frames will stand such ... Opposites in which we live , there is not one pair where the two are of equal strength ! - Consider a few of them for a ...
... opposite windows of the mind as far as they will go , or at least as far as their creaky frames will stand such ... Opposites in which we live , there is not one pair where the two are of equal strength ! - Consider a few of them for a ...
Contents
INTRODUCTION L | 7 |
OLD AGE IN MAN AND WOMAN | 26 |
FEMININE OLD AGE AND NATURE | 37 |
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