The Art of Growing OldJ. Cape, 1944 - 218 pages |
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John Cowper Powys. that the Object or the Objects to whom these prayers are made is an unimportant matter . The important thing is the actual psychic pheno- menon of prayer in itself . Granting once for all the conclusive proof given us ...
John Cowper Powys. that the Object or the Objects to whom these prayers are made is an unimportant matter . The important thing is the actual psychic pheno- menon of prayer in itself . Granting once for all the conclusive proof given us ...
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... prayer ' in the sense in which I am using that word here . The prayers I am thinking of are an essential part of the life of the old . They are prayers for others , not for ourselves . They are a natural accom- paniment to , and an ...
... prayer ' in the sense in which I am using that word here . The prayers I am thinking of are an essential part of the life of the old . They are prayers for others , not for ourselves . They are a natural accom- paniment to , and an ...
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... prayer ? Here indeed is a subject adapted to what almost might be called the Profession of the Old . If the young are experts in love , the old are experts in prayer . Prayer is the oldest of all the arts except the dance . It is an ...
... prayer ? Here indeed is a subject adapted to what almost might be called the Profession of the Old . If the young are experts in love , the old are experts in prayer . Prayer is the oldest of all the arts except the dance . It is an ...
Contents
INTRODUCTION L | 7 |
OLD AGE IN MAN AND WOMAN | 26 |
FEMININE OLD AGE AND NATURE | 37 |
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