The Art of Growing OldJ. Cape, 1944 - 218 pages |
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... race upon literature , as that verdict is sifted out during the long centuries . It cannot , however , be denied that there is a loss as well as a gain in any . exclusive devotion to these masterpieces of the human race . But this is a ...
... race upon literature , as that verdict is sifted out during the long centuries . It cannot , however , be denied that there is a loss as well as a gain in any . exclusive devotion to these masterpieces of the human race . But this is a ...
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... race since Homo Sapiens first appeared on this earth . It is by no means outside the bounds of possibility that the more intelligent animals have long been making the same experiment ; and the very smile with which we reject such a ...
... race since Homo Sapiens first appeared on this earth . It is by no means outside the bounds of possibility that the more intelligent animals have long been making the same experiment ; and the very smile with which we reject such a ...
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... race since Homo Sapiens first appeared on this earth . It is by no means outside the bounds of possibility that the more intelligent animals have long been making the same experiment ; and the very smile with which we reject such a ...
... race since Homo Sapiens first appeared on this earth . It is by no means outside the bounds of possibility that the more intelligent animals have long been making the same experiment ; and the very smile with which we reject such a ...
Contents
INTRODUCTION L | 7 |
OLD AGE IN MAN AND WOMAN | 26 |
FEMININE OLD AGE AND NATURE | 37 |
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