Old-age, a second child, by Nature cursed
With more and greater evils than the first,
Weak, sickly, full of pains; in ev'ry breath
Railing at life, and yet afraid of death.

Charles Churchill

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Old age

Author

Charles Churchill

Source

Gotham

Medium

Poem

Language

English

Time

1764 1760s 18th century

Occupation

Poet Writer

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United Kingdom Europe

Authentication Score 3

Citation

Churchill, Charles. Gotham. London: W. Flexney, 1764, bk. 1, I. 215.

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The body politic, like the human body, begins to die from its birth, and bears in itself the cause of its destruction.

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Source
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Time
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Original Citation

Rousseau, Jean-Jacques. Du contrat social ou Principes du droit politique [On the Social Contract or Principles of Political Law]. Amsterdam: Marc Michel Rey, 1762, bk. 3, ch. 11.

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Rousseau, Jean-Jacques. "Of the Social Contract." Of the Social Contract and Other Political Writings, translated by Quintin Hoare. Penguin Classics, 2012, bk. 3, ch. 11.

Another quote about Old age

Do not go gentle into that good night,
Old age should burn and rave at close of day;
Rage, rage against the dying of the light.

Dylan Thomas

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Old age Death

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Dylan Thomas
Source
Do Not Go Gentle Into that Good Night
Medium
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Language
English
Time
1951 1950s 20th century
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Citation

Thomas, Dylan. "Do Not Go Gentle Into That Good Night." Botteghe Oscure, 1951.