A second series of useful hints for labourers; selected from the publications of the Labourers' friend society |
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Page 141 - ... He that is slow to wrath is of great understanding: but he that is hasty of spirit exalteth folly.
Page 98 - I found this countryman was a member of our Artisans' Library, and every Saturday evening he walked over to the town to exchange his books. I asked him whether reading did not make him less satisfied with his daily work; his answer deserves universal attention : — " Before he read, his work was weary to him ; for, in the solitary fields, an empty head measured the time out tediously, to double its length; but, now, no place was so sweet as the solitary fields: he had always something pleasant floating...
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| Title | A second series of useful hints for labourers; selected from the publications of the Labourers' friend society |
| Author | Society for improving the condition of the labouring classes |
| Published | 1840 |
| Original from | Oxford University |
| Digitized | 2 Oct 2006 |
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