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So the land lacked both the arms of the tiller, and the dressing whose generous chemistry would have transmuted the dull earth into fruitfulness and plenty.
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John Morley
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gutenberg.orgJohn Morley: “So the land lacked both the arms of the tiller, and the dressing whose generous chemistry would have transmuted the dull…”
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Morley describes the lack of agricultural resources that would have improved the fertility of the land.
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