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Lie in a field and take Walt Whitman's lead: "I lean and loafe at my ease observing a spear of summer grass."
Daniel Cook: What Brazilians Can Teach Us About Relaxation 2010
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Lie in a field and take Walt Whitman's lead: "I lean and loafe at my ease observing a spear of summer grass."
Daniel Cook: What Brazilians Can Teach Us About Relaxation 2010
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Also they weare vpon their heads certain sharpe, and high crowned hats made of felt much like vnto a sugar loafe.
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“I loafe and invite my soul,” said the American poet, Walt Whitman.
Experiencing the Next World Now Michael Grosso 2004
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“I loafe and invite my soul,” said the American poet, Walt Whitman.
Experiencing the Next World Now Michael Grosso 2004
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At length, the Abbot not comming, and Primasso having eaten up his second loafe, hunger compeld him to begin with the third.
The Decameron 2004
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“I loafe and invite my soul,” said the American poet, Walt Whitman.
Experiencing the Next World Now Michael Grosso 2004
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Westerly withall, so that by a Northwest sunne we were at an anker among the Islands of Vaigats, where we saw two small lodias, the one of them came aboard of vs, and presented me with a great loafe of bread: and they told me that they were all of Colmogro, except one man that dwelt at Pechora, who seemed to be the chiefest among them in killing of the Morse.
The Principal Navigations, Voyages, Traffiques and Discoveries of the English Nation 2003
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Lord, in the 7082. yeere of the worlds creation, thy Maiesties treasurer, named Gregorie Mekitowich Borozden, tooke of vs for thy vse 12. poods of loafe sugar, prised at 8. robles the pood, which sugar was sent to the Sloboda [Marginal note: The Emperours house of recreation.].
The Principal Navigations, Voyages, Traffiques and Discoveries of the English Nation 2003
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[The English ship cut in pieces with yce] There they remained that night, hauing nothing to eat but one loafe of bread, which they happened to finde with the two
The Principal Navigations, Voyages, Traffiques and Discoveries of the English Nation 2003
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