 A linen shirt, for example, is, strictly speaking, not a necessary of life. The Greeks and Romans lived, I suppose, very comfortably though they had no linen. But in the present times, through the greater part of Europe, a creditable daylabourer would...  Elements of Economics - Page 27by Adelbert Grant Fradenburgh - 1921 - 364 pagesFull view - About this book
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