The Art of Growing OldJ. Cape, 1944 - 218 pages |
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... pleasure which might be called cosmogonic but which certainly is not spiritual such as we enjoy when we are alone with the elements or when we are engaged on some monotonous task that leaves our mind free to wander and our senses at ...
... pleasure which might be called cosmogonic but which certainly is not spiritual such as we enjoy when we are alone with the elements or when we are engaged on some monotonous task that leaves our mind free to wander and our senses at ...
Page 99
... pleasures of sex . Now it seems to me that the prominence given to the enjoyments of sex in this connection , accompanied by the prevalent idea that the sex - urge lies behind all sensuous pleasure , has been carried too far . In my ...
... pleasures of sex . Now it seems to me that the prominence given to the enjoyments of sex in this connection , accompanied by the prevalent idea that the sex - urge lies behind all sensuous pleasure , has been carried too far . In my ...
Page 100
... pleasure of eating and drinking in these three cravings than of the intimate pleasure of love - making . And I am sure I am right when I contend that what every human being experiences - especially in old age - as the diffused cause of ...
... pleasure of eating and drinking in these three cravings than of the intimate pleasure of love - making . And I am sure I am right when I contend that what every human being experiences - especially in old age - as the diffused cause of ...
Contents
INTRODUCTION L | 7 |
OLD AGE IN MAN AND WOMAN | 26 |
FEMININE OLD AGE AND NATURE | 37 |
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