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Failed to connect to MySQL: (1203) User howardkn already has more than 'max_user_connections' active connectionsPath: ...!news.misty.com!weretis.net!feeder9.news.weretis.net!news.nk.ca!rocksolid2!i2pn2.org!.POSTED!not-for-mail From: HenHanna Newsgroups: alt.usage.english,sci.lang Subject: Re: Women of a certain age Date: Sun, 1 Dec 2024 22:33:19 +0000 Organization: novaBBS Message-ID: <5018b0599c4485ea61185604991f38b0@www.novabbs.com> References: <12ee04af33357f0129aef8b20116d930@www.novabbs.com> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=utf-8; format=flowed Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit Injection-Info: i2pn2.org; logging-data="829651"; mail-complaints-to="usenet@i2pn2.org"; posting-account="4L8HabKtc1alsSAOmk7EUGDHKRhgGhC+6gJMfTsJB0A"; User-Agent: Rocksolid Light X-Spam-Checker-Version: SpamAssassin 4.0.0 X-Rslight-Posting-User: abae1fed5a82111a8790dc84735f550edb4392db X-Face: P#KeQ)CUdd!==@fw~Ms1=,Hb`IWtb6:Mw)x3B=H1BfNC\lz?Nb&)M9}$>?'X7l;CuB}utlJ=PHsRBSG6X>dYZ$[>P]$~+`>@V6$t}hTLoQ7XC~W\>:`B3ALU]SH;d(\MEc}znW8m}-ma&yPFkJ2@KSQrz=!Y;><;6a>z6N+mt`ClCt.PAE In case you are wondering what Greg Wallace meant > by "middle class women of a certain age", you are not > the first. > > Byron in Beppo: > > She was not old, nor young, nor at the years > Which certain people call a "certain age," > Which yet the most uncertain age appears, > Because I never heard, nor could engage > A person yet by prayers, or bribes, or tears, > To name, define by speech, or write on page, > The period meant precisely by that word,— > Which surely is exceedingly absurd. ________________ In the movie version, both leads were superb! The protagonist of Jane Austen's novel "Persuasion" is Anne Elliot. She is a thoughtful and introspective character who, at 27 years old, reflects on her past and the choices she has made, particularly regarding her lost love, Captain Frederick Wentworth. Anne's journey throughout the novel involves themes of regret, resilience, and the challenge of reconciling societal expectations with personal happiness. Her character embodies a sense of maturity and depth as she navigates love and the complexities of her family's circumstances.