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... Wise Man's description , whether of the queenly housewife or queenly nation . " She riseth while it is yet night , and giveth meat to her household , and a portion to her maidens . She maketh herself coverings of tapestry , her clothing ...
... Wise Man's description , whether of the queenly housewife or queenly nation . " She riseth while it is yet night , and giveth meat to her household , and a portion to her maidens . She maketh herself coverings of tapestry , her clothing ...
Page 179
... wise consump- tion is a far more difficult art than wise production . Twenty people can gain money for one who can use it ; and the vital question , for individual and for nation , is , never " how much do they make ? " but " to what ...
... wise consump- tion is a far more difficult art than wise production . Twenty people can gain money for one who can use it ; and the vital question , for individual and for nation , is , never " how much do they make ? " but " to what ...
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... wise or noble people " aristocracies , " is evidently absurd , unless it were proved that rich people never could be wise , or noble people rich ; and farther absurd because there are other distinctions in character , as well as riches ...
... wise or noble people " aristocracies , " is evidently absurd , unless it were proved that rich people never could be wise , or noble people rich ; and farther absurd because there are other distinctions in character , as well as riches ...
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