To a youth and womanhood of storm and stress had succeeded an old age of serene activity and then of calm decay.
In his initial declaration to the chamber the new premier had declared his intention of continuing the policy of the late cabinet, pledging the new ministry to a policy of conciliation, to the consideration of old age pensions, an income-tax, separation of Church and State.
In his old age he was blinded by cataract, but recovered his eyesight by the operation of couching.
The money thus obtained was appropriated in part to naval defence and harbours, and in part to the provision of old age pensions under the Federal Old Age Pension Act of 1908.
I 'd say he got pretty sloppy in his old age.
