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Quotes from The Thresher's Labour — Stephen Duck

d. 1756 England

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Let those who feast at ease on dainty fare,
Pity the reapers, who their feasts prepare.

The Thresher's Labour (1730)

Like Sisyphus, our work is never done;
Continually rolls back the restless stone.

The Thresher's Labour (1730)

Attribution

Quotes and notes from Wikiquote: Stephen Duck (page history), available under CC BY-SA 4.0.