Ruskin: Sesame and lilies. Unto this last. The Queen of the air. The storm cloud of the nineteenth centuryDana Estes & Company, 1856 |
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Page 185
... labour he spends in our service to - day we will give or procure equivalant time and labour in his service at any future time when he may demand it . * If we promise to give him less labour than he has given us , we under - pay him . If ...
... labour he spends in our service to - day we will give or procure equivalant time and labour in his service at any future time when he may demand it . * If we promise to give him less labour than he has given us , we under - pay him . If ...
Page 211
... labour of a given rank and quality , as we should speak of gold or silver of a given standard . Bad ( that is , heartless , inexperienced , or senseless ) labour cannot be valued ; it is like gold of uncertain alloy , or flawed iron ...
... labour of a given rank and quality , as we should speak of gold or silver of a given standard . Bad ( that is , heartless , inexperienced , or senseless ) labour cannot be valued ; it is like gold of uncertain alloy , or flawed iron ...
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... labour expended . What is commonly called cheapness of labour , signifies , therefore , in reality , that many obstacles have to be over- come by it ; so that much labour is required to produce a small result . But this should never be ...
... labour expended . What is commonly called cheapness of labour , signifies , therefore , in reality , that many obstacles have to be over- come by it ; so that much labour is required to produce a small result . But this should never be ...
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