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... youth . To write prose and verse , to hammer out little tunes on the piano and to draw and paint , are instinctive with a great many young persons . It is a form of play , due merely to the exuberance of their years , and is no more ...
... youth . To write prose and verse , to hammer out little tunes on the piano and to draw and paint , are instinctive with a great many young persons . It is a form of play , due merely to the exuberance of their years , and is no more ...
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... youth . The philosophers have always told us that we are the slaves of our passions , and is it so small a thing to be liberated from their sway ? The fool's old age will be foolish , but so was his youth . The young man turns away from ...
... youth . The philosophers have always told us that we are the slaves of our passions , and is it so small a thing to be liberated from their sway ? The fool's old age will be foolish , but so was his youth . The young man turns away from ...
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... youth shirked because they would take too long . In old age the taste improves and it is possible to enjoy art and literature without the personal bias that in youth warps the judgment . It has the satisfaction of its own fulfilment ...
... youth shirked because they would take too long . In old age the taste improves and it is possible to enjoy art and literature without the personal bias that in youth warps the judgment . It has the satisfaction of its own fulfilment ...
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