The Museum of Science and Art, Volúmenes9-10Dionysius Lardner Walton and Maberly, 1856 |
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Página 210 - Go to the ant, thou sluggard ; consider her ways, and be wise: which having no guide, overseer, or ruler, provideth her meat in the summer, and gathereth her food in the harvest.