Was forty, then, too old for work like this? Why should it be? He'd never been afraid- His eye was sure, his hand was steady... But dreams had meanings. (Conrad Aiken)

Was forty, then, too old for work like this? Why should it be? He'd never been afraid- His eye was sure, his hand was steady... But dreams had meanings.

Conrad Aiken

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