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Cool, Cool Age

"We live today in a cool, cool
age when thee is almost a national
phobia about the expression
of private feelings, especially on
the subject of that obsolete quality
called 'beauty.' Not so long ago
men felt free to admit they loved
the meander of a river, a field of
devil's paintbrush, or a woman's
crazy loveliness. Today such a display
of emotion makes us squirm."