For the painting, see A Dance to the Music of Time .A Dance to the Music of Time is a 12-volume cycle of novels by Anthony Powell, inspired by the painting of the same name by Nicolas Poussin and published between 1951 and 1975 to critical acclaim. The story is an often comic examination of movements and manners, power and passivity in English political, cultural and military life in the mid-20th century.
“Growing old's like being increasingly penalized for a crime you haven't committed.”
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Temporary Kings (1973), ch. 1.
A Dance to the Music of Time (1951-1975)
Variant: Growing old's like being increasingly penalized for a crime you haven't committed.
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A Buyer's Market (1952), ch. 2.
A Dance to the Music of Time (1951-1975)
“[T]here is no greater sign of innate misery than a love of teasing.”
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At Lady Molly's (1957), ch. 1.
A Dance to the Music of Time (1951-1975)
“Self-love seems so often unrequited.”
Anthony Powell A Dance to the Music of Time
The Acceptance World (1955), ch. 1.
A Dance to the Music of Time (1951-1975)
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Hearing Secret Harmonies (1975), ch. 3.
A Dance to the Music of Time (1951-1975)
Anthony Powell A Dance to the Music of Time
The Acceptance World (1955), ch. 1.
A Dance to the Music of Time (1951-1975)
