nonage

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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

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 youth in his nonage, and the gray-haired and very aged man were there.

From The Iron Furnace Slavery and Secession by Aughey, John H.

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

Politics certainly played a great part in moulding Moore's feelings and imagination, and it should be observed that his nonage almost coincided with the duration of Ireland's independent Parliament.

From Thomas Moore by Gwynn, Stephen Lucius