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... youth . If I were your age I think it not improbable that I should think you a rather conceited and bumptious man : as it is I con- sider you a charming and amusing boy . " I can't for the life of me remember who said this to me ...
... youth . If I were your age I think it not improbable that I should think you a rather conceited and bumptious man : as it is I con- sider you a charming and amusing boy . " I can't for the life of me remember who said this to me ...
Page 31
... youth and age must have their dif- ferent codes . Laws are made by staid or old men who seek un- reasonably to restrain the exuberance of youth . But youth has a right to its fling . The old can talk till they're blue in the face about ...
... youth and age must have their dif- ferent codes . Laws are made by staid or old men who seek un- reasonably to restrain the exuberance of youth . But youth has a right to its fling . The old can talk till they're blue in the face about ...
Page 104
... youth , with age become very stout . When they grow old both sexes become ugly , like monkeys ; and it is strange after the beauty of their youth . Perhaps age is only beautiful when thought , activity , or violence of emotion has ...
... youth , with age become very stout . When they grow old both sexes become ugly , like monkeys ; and it is strange after the beauty of their youth . Perhaps age is only beautiful when thought , activity , or violence of emotion has ...
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