Rest is not idleness, and to
lie sometimes on the grass under the trees on a summer’s day, listening to the
murmur of water, or watching the clouds float across the sky, is by no means a waste
of time.
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Lord Avebury[1]
Lord Avebury[1]
[1] Sir John Lubbock (1834–1913) was an English
banker, statesman, and naturalist. As a Member of Parliament from 1870, he
introduced many reform bills, especially in banking, including legislation
establishing bank holidays. His scientific contributions were in entomology and
anthropology and include his Prehistoric Times (1865), long used as a
textbook in several languages. Other popular works include Ants, Bees, and
Wasps (1882) and The Pleasures of Life (2 vol., 1887–89). He was
created Baron Avebury in 1900. (Source:
infoplease.com)
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