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It is an age to suffer poignantly, if you will; an age wherein to aspire to the dearest woman on earth, to write her halting verses, to lose her, to affect the _clichés_ of cynicism, to hear the chimes at midnight  and after it all, to sleep like a top. IT IS AN AGE TO SUFFER POIGNANTLY IF YOU WILL AN AGE WHEREIN TO ASPIRE TO THE DEAREST WOMAN ON EARTH TO WRITE HER HALTING VERSES TO LOSE HER TO AFFECT THE CLICHES OF CYNICISM TO HEAR THE CHIMES AT MIDNIGHT AND AFTER IT ALL TO SLEEP LIKE A TOP
more enduring than mere personal attractions; he will value her for some sensible reason--say, for her wit, or her learning, or her skill in cookery, or her proficiency in Greek. A sensible man will look for a sensible woman; he will not concern his sensible head over such trumperies as a pair of bright eyes, or a red lip or so, or a satisfactory suit of hair. These are fleeting vanities. However-- You have doubtless heard ere this, my dear madam, that had Cleopatra's nose been an inch shorter the destiny of the world would have been changed; had she been the woman you describe--perfectly reasonable, perfectly consistent, perfectly sensible in all she said and did--confess, dear lady, wouldn't Antony have taken to his heels and have fled from such a monster? XIV I regret to admit that Mr. Woods did not toss feverishly about his bed all through the silent watches of the night. He was very miserable, but he was also twenty-six. That is an age when the blind bow-god deals no fatal wounds. K IN A WOMAN SOMETHING MORE ENDURING THAN MERE PERSONAL ATTRACTIONS HE WILL VALUE HER FOR SOME SENSIBLE REASON SAVE FOR HER WIT OR HER LEARNING OR HER SKILL IN COOKERY OR HER PROFICIENCY IN GREEK A SENSIBLE MAN WILL LOOK FOR A SENSIBLE WOMAN HE WILL NOT CONCERN HIS SENSIBLE HEAD OVER SUCH TRUCKPERIES AS A PAIR OF BRIGHT EYES OR A RED LIP OR SO OR A SATISFACTORY SUIT OF HAIR THESE ARE FLEETING VANITIES HOWEVER YOU HAVE DOUBTLESS HEARD ERE THIS MY DEAR MADAM THAT HAD CLEOPATRA'S NOSE BEEN AN INCH SHORTER THE DESTINY OF THE WORLD WOULD HAVE BEEN CHANGED HAD SHE BEEN THE WOMAN YOU DESCRIBE PERFECTLY REASONABLE PERFECTLY CONSISTENT PERFECTLY SENSIBLE IN ALL SHE SAID AND DID CONFESS DEAR LADY WOULDN'T ANTONY HAVE TAKEN TO HIS HEELS AND FLED FROM SUCH A MONSTER FOURTEEN I REGRET TO ADMIT THAT MISTER WOODS DID NOT TOSS FEVERISHLY ABOUT HIS BED ALL THROUGH THE SILENT WATCHES OF THE NIGHT HE WAS VERY MISERABLE BUT HE WAS ALSO TWENTY SIX THAT IS AN AGE WHEN THE BLIND BEAU GOD DEALS NO FATAL WINDS
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