Sans teeth, sans eyes, sans taste, sans everything

Pena de morte: Sou contra, a menos que o réu seja um político.

98. Sans teeth, sans eyes, sans taste, sans everything

Tradução: Sem dentes, sem visão, sem paladar, sem nada.

Significado: A velhice.

Fonte: As You Like It, Ato II, cena 7

Jaques: The sixth age shifts

Into the lean and slipper'd pantaloon,

With spectacles on nose and pouch on side,

His youthful hose, well sav'd, a world too wide

For his shrunk shank; and his big manly voice,

Turning again toward childish treble, pipes

And whistles in his sound. Last scene of all,

That ends this strange eventful history,

Is second childishness and mere oblivion;

Sans teeth, sans eyes, sans taste, sans every thing.

A sexta idade transforma o homem

no magro e ardiloso Pantalão,

com os óculos no nariz e uma bolsa do lado.

As calças usadas na juventude, tão bem conservadas,

ficam largas demais para suas finas canelas.

E sua voz forte e viril,

transformando-se de novo em agudos infantis,

emite chiados e assobios. A última cena de todas,

que fecha esta estranha história repleta de acontecimentos,

é a segunda infância, o esquecimento total,

sem dentes, sem visão, sem paladar, sem nada.

Exemplo moderno:  Sans Everything and The Lancet: 50 years on

 50 years ago, Barbara Robb compiled ‘Sans Everything: A case to answer’.The book described ill-treatment of older people (most over 60 years of age) in long-stay wards, mainly in psychiatric hospitals. Sans Everything was a bestseller, caused a public uproar, and a national Sunday newspaper described it as “the year’s most challenging book”. This essay explores the context and story of Sans Everything, drawing substantially on research and editorials published in The Lancet, and considers whether any of the issues raised in the book are relevant to psychiatric services today (see appendix for full bibliography). (http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article, 2 February 2017)