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The cottagers and laborers keep their children at home, their business being only to till and cultivate the earth, and therefore their education is of little consequence to the public; but the old and discased among them are supported by hospitals: for begging is a trade unknown in this kingdom.
Gulliver's Travels 1896
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Brewster looked down, and then dropped to the rear, as the discased yolks of Mistress Thankful's most precious gift slid slowly and pensively over his horse's flanks to the ground.
Thankful Blossom Bret Harte 1869
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