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old man who deplores aging, aridity, and spiritual decay and despairs of civilization. [Br. Poetry: Benét, 391]
See : Pessimism
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If working for half a lifetime in what has justly been called a wilderness of mirrors, mapping it, using it, being deceived by it, finally pushed Angleton over the edge of rationality, who should be surprised?
Master of the Game by Lejeune, Anthony / National Review
Trying to deduce one leads only into what le Carre calls "a wilderness of mirrors.
Cain His Brother by LeJeune, Anthony / National Review
Trying to deduce one leads only into what le Carre calls "a wilderness of mirrors.
Traitors Gate by LeJeune, Anthony / National Review
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