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Idle Men and the Moral Warning in a 1716 Letter
The author argues idleness harms individuals and nations, praising virtue and action. He links divine purpose to human faculties, condemns laziness as the root of vice, with vivid natural imagery and admonitions. The text also notes a political struggle in 1716 within the Sorbonne faculty over decrees and governance.
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Commonwealth
Sam
Syndick
M.’ le Rouge
Duke of Orleans
M. Lé Rouge
Shere
Dhote
Beye ST Ba Feo