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indolence

[in-dl-uhns] / ˈɪn dl əns /


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Indolence is no longer the fashion among aristocrats; many are out making money.

From Time Magazine Archive

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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