nonage

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His "hoy," "bunk" and "bull" stories, his hoaxes, false fronts and fabrications were easily detected and. cast out when he was in his professional nonage.

From Time Magazine Archive

The founding father of black humor in a new, splendidly gutty translation of his classic about the bitter, unbreakable orphan whose childhood and nonage were a lugubrious epic of squalor, filth, misery and hatred.

From Time Magazine Archive

The young Giant was out of his nonage; and those who wished to grapple with him must do it in the Court of Quarter Sessions—where he defied them.

From Punch - Volume 25 (Jul-Dec 1853) by Various

In my nonage I believed humanity could be reformed if only it were intelligently preached at for a sufficiently long period.

From A Christmas Garland by Beerbohm, Max, Sir

Verily, the citizens, including those of even nonage meeting together, asked one another these questions.

From The Mahabharata of Krishna-Dwaipayana Vyasa, Volume 4 Books 13, 14, 15, 16, 17 and 18 by Ganguli, Kisari Mohan