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"Young Shoulders" is a 1982 novel by
John Wain . It portrays incompatibility in a marital relationship and how such a flawed marriage affects the children born out of it.
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you cannot put an old head on young shoulders — 1591 H. SMITH Preparative to Marriage 14 It is not good grafting of an olde head vppon young shoulders, for they will neuer beare it willingly but grudgingly. 1794 E. DRINKER Journal 31 Dec. (1889) 256 ’Tis not the way I could wish my children to … Proverbs new dictionary
an old head on young shoulders — a child or young person who thinks and talks like an older person who has more experience of life. My little nephew said people who dislike other people don t like themselves very much. That s an old head on young shoulders … New idioms dictionary
you can't put an old head on young shoulders — ► you can t put an old head on young shoulders proverb you can t expect a young person to have the wisdom or maturity associated with older people. Main Entry: ↑old … English terms dictionary
(have) an old head on young shoulders — (have) an old head on young ˈshoulders idiom used to describe a young person who acts in a more sensible way than you would expect for a person of their age Main entry: ↑oldidiom … Useful english dictionary
young — see young folks think old folks to be fools, but old folks know young folks to be fools a young man married is a young man marred young men may die, but old men must die young saint, old devil better be an old man’s darling, than a young man’s… … Proverbs new dictionary
Young Hercules — Infobox Television bgcolour=#87CEFA show name = Young Hercules caption = Young Hercules intro card format = Supernatural Drama runtime = 21:20 min. creator = developer = Robert Tapert executive producer = Sam Raimi Robert G. Tapert Eric… … Wikipedia
Standing on the shoulders of giants — For the Oasis album, see Standing on the Shoulder of Giants. Dwarfs standing on the shoulders of giants (Latin: nanos gigantium humeris insidentes) is a Western metaphor meaning One who develops future intellectual pursuits by understanding … Wikipedia
Angus Young — Infobox musical artist Name = Angus Young Img capt = Performing live in 2001 in Germany Img size = 250 Landscape = Yes Background = non vocal instrumentalist Birth name = Angus McKinnon Young Alias = Born = birth date and age|df=yes|1955|3|31… … Wikipedia
Sunshine on My Shoulders — Infobox Single Name = Sunshine on My Shoulders Artist = John Denver from Album = Poems, Prayers Promises Released = 1973 Format = vinyl record [ Recorded = ] Genre = Soft rock Length = 5:10 Label = RCA Writer = John Denver/Dick Kniss/Mike Taylor… … Wikipedia
Head and Shoulders (story) — Head and Shoulders is a short story by F. Scott Fitzgerald written and published in 1920. It was first published in The Saturday Evening Post, with the help of Fitzgerald s agent, Harold Ober. It later appeared in his short story collection… … Wikipedia
