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Labour endears rest, and both together are absolutely necessary for the proper enjoyment of human existence.

Labour endears rest, and both together are absolutely necessary for the proper enjoyment of human existence.

Approximate author period: c. 1777 AD · early modern

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Author or tradition
Robert Burns
Attribution: attributed
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Approximate author period: c. 1777 AD · early modern
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Recorded source
Dictionary of Quotations (1893) (1893 AD)

Printed citation: Burns. · page_228

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