Dotard

/ˈdəʊ.təd/

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centenarianelderfather timefogyfuddy duddy

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old dogold dufferold fartold fogyold geezerold gentold gentlemanold manold paarold partyold timerold-timerolderoldsterpantaloonpatriarchpresbyterruinsenilesenior citizen
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septuagenariansexagenarianthe quiet-voiced eldersvenerable sirveteran

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golden agerold personoldstersenior citizen

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Dotard, (ſaide he) let be thy deepe aduiſe; Seemes that through many yeares thy wits thee faile, And that weake eld hath left thee nothing wiſe, Els neuer ſhould thy iudgement be ſo frayle, To meaſure manhood by the ſword or mayle.

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I ſpeake not like a dotard, nor a foole, As vnder priuiledge of age to bragge, What I haue done being yong, or what would doe, Were I not old, […]

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The man who had ſome virtue whilſt he was ſtruggling for a crown, often becomes a voluptuous tyrant when it graces his brow; and, when the lover is not loſt in the huſband, the dotard, a prey to childiſh caprices, and fond jealouſies, neglects the ſerious duties of life, and the careſſes which ſhould excite confidence in his children are laviſhed on the overgrown child, his wife.

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Lawns, houses, chattels, groves, and fields, All that the fertile valley shields; Wages of folly--baits of crime, Of life's uneasy game the stake, Playthings that keep the eyes awake Of drowsy, dotard Time;—

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