That wicked old thing.
• Apuleius, Metamorphoses, bk. 4, ch. 12. Said of an old woman. Cf. Terence, Adelphoe, act 4, sc. 7, l. 43: Senex delirans.—"A doting old man." and Cicero, De senectute, 11, 36: Senilis stultitia.—"The foolishness of old age." Reported in King (1904), p. 315, no. 2488
• Apuleius, Metamorphoses, bk. 4, ch. 12. Said of an old woman. Cf. Terence, Adelphoe, act 4, sc. 7, l. 43: Senex delirans.—"A doting old man." and Cicero, De senectute, 11, 36: Senilis stultitia.—"The foolishness of old age." Reported in King (1904), p. 315, no. 2488
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Senile illud facinus.
— Women
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• Apuleius, Metamorphoses, bk. 4, ch. 12. Said of an old woman. Cf. Terence, Adelphoe, act 4, sc. 7, l. 43: Senex delirans.—"A doting old man." and Cicero, De senectute, 11, 36: Senilis stultitia.—"The foolishness of old age." Reported in King (1904), p. 315, no. 2488" to mean that wisdom is timeless.
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About Women
Women are adult human females. Before adulthood, a female child or adolescent is referred to as a girl.
About Women
Women are adult human females. Before adulthood, a female child or adolescent is referred to as a girl.
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