 He said they commonly acted like mortals, till about thirty years old, after which by degrees they grew melancholy and dejected, increasing in both till they came to fourscore. This he learned from their own confession ; for otherwise there not being...  The Political state of Great Britain - Page 542by Political state of Great Britain - 1726Full view - About this book
 | Jonathan Swift - Gulliver, Lemuel (Fictitious character) - 1901 - 410 pages
...increasing in both till they came to fourscore. This he learned from their own confession; for otherwise, there not being above two or three of that species born in any age, they were too few to form a general observation by. When they came to fourscore years, which... | |
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