Emotional reflections on aging evoke themes of loss and nostalgia.
Evidence
Tears misted his eyes as I uttered the line, “But now we are aged and gray, Maggie, the trials of life are nearly done,” and at the close he was silent with emotion. — Hamlin Garland Munseys, A Daughter of the Middle Border, 1798
Categorization
- XREF: The emotional weight of loss and reminiscence echoes throughout many coming-of-age and historical narratives. — connects to: Grief and desire can coexist in profound moments of reflection. — Lynch, Thomas, The undertaking-life studies from the…, 441; Anticipatory dread of loss can coexist with intense present happiness — Julien Gracq, Balcony in the Forest, 268; Grief encompasses a range of complex, untidy emotions. — Lynch, Thomas, The undertaking-life studies from the…, 616 (+2 more)
- corroborated: 2 independent passages support this claim — Hamlin Garland Munseys, A Daughter of the Middle Border, 1798
Broader Connections
- Grief and desire can coexist in profound moments of reflection.
#expands(0.75) — Lynch, Thomas, The undertaking-life studies from the…, 441 - Anticipatory dread of loss can coexist with intense present happiness
#expands(0.70) — Julien Gracq, Balcony in the Forest, 268 - Grief encompasses a range of complex, untidy emotions.
#expands(0.65) — Lynch, Thomas, The undertaking-life studies from the…, 616