The Art of Growing OldJ. Cape, 1944 - 218 pages |
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... particular time or of any particular time , but of the best that has been thought , felt , and put into action , all the way down the ages ? Over the whole earth to - day this luckless ' weakness ' of which Goethe speaks , this fishy ...
... particular time or of any particular time , but of the best that has been thought , felt , and put into action , all the way down the ages ? Over the whole earth to - day this luckless ' weakness ' of which Goethe speaks , this fishy ...
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... particular word in this unequalled treasure - house is bound to result in various side - trackings of the wayfaring mind , which are in themselves often more suggestive and more illuminating than the discovery of the particular meaning ...
... particular word in this unequalled treasure - house is bound to result in various side - trackings of the wayfaring mind , which are in themselves often more suggestive and more illuminating than the discovery of the particular meaning ...
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... particular recollection , isolated and purged by time , that shall startle us with an indescribable thrill of happiness , or the mere fact of being free to wander through this universal treasure - house may bring us bolt up against some ...
... particular recollection , isolated and purged by time , that shall startle us with an indescribable thrill of happiness , or the mere fact of being free to wander through this universal treasure - house may bring us bolt up against some ...
Contents
INTRODUCTION L | 7 |
OLD AGE IN MAN AND WOMAN | 26 |
FEMININE OLD AGE AND NATURE | 37 |
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