indolence
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Indolence is no longer the fashion among aristocrats; many are out making money.
From Time Magazine Archive
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He wrote, as is well known, four other odes this spring, those On Indolence, On a Grecian Urn, To a Nightingale and To Melancholy.
From Life of John Keats His Life and Poetry, his Friends, Critics and After-fame by Colvin, Sidney
There is one stanza of Thomson's Castle of Indolence, that is worth whole volumes of modern poetry; though it is the fashion to speak contemptuously of Thomson.
From Homes of American Statesmen With Anecdotical, Personal, and Descriptive Sketches by Various
Indolence may not be a crime, but it iz liable tew be at enny time.
From The Complete Works of Josh Billings by Shaw, Henry W.
Indolence is a prevailing vice, and its lamentable effects are everywhere visible.
From The Iron Furnace Slavery and Secession by Aughey, John H.
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The Giver
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