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... labours by night and by day : holes were formed in their backs , and although they screamed and cried greatly , still , when did these lords of men ever give ear to them ? Many beasts , through fear of capture , fled into re- mote ...
... labours by night and by day : holes were formed in their backs , and although they screamed and cried greatly , still , when did these lords of men ever give ear to them ? Many beasts , through fear of capture , fled into re- mote ...
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... labour or trouble ( of your own ) . For the wise and prudent consider that to be a ( ground of ) boast which they have acquired by their own industry and labour , as when they master the theological sciences , or acquire great qualifica ...
... labour or trouble ( of your own ) . For the wise and prudent consider that to be a ( ground of ) boast which they have acquired by their own industry and labour , as when they master the theological sciences , or acquire great qualifica ...
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... labour and toil do we get along . They have always got sticks and whips in their hands , and beat us over our buttocks . If the King were to see us at such a time he would feel regret and pity . Where are compassion and kindness to be ...
... labour and toil do we get along . They have always got sticks and whips in their hands , and beat us over our buttocks . If the King were to see us at such a time he would feel regret and pity . Where are compassion and kindness to be ...
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... labour . Ploughing , cultivating , grinding , baking , spinning , weaving clothes , and washing , not one of these troubles was known to them , in the way as at the pre- sent time their descendants are involved in these evils . Just as ...
... labour . Ploughing , cultivating , grinding , baking , spinning , weaving clothes , and washing , not one of these troubles was known to them , in the way as at the pre- sent time their descendants are involved in these evils . Just as ...
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... labour gives birth to eight , ten , and sometimes to even more young ones ; still no one has ever seen in the town or in the forest a very large pack of dogs , notwithstanding that no one ever slaughters1 them . But the goats ...
... labour gives birth to eight , ten , and sometimes to even more young ones ; still no one has ever seen in the town or in the forest a very large pack of dogs , notwithstanding that no one ever slaughters1 them . But the goats ...
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IKHWANU-S-SAFA Ikhwan Al-Safa,Edward Backhouse 1814-1883 Eastwick,John T. (John Thompson) 1830-19 Platts No preview available - 2016 |
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