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...Thomas Troward was a divisional Judge in British-administered India. His avocation was the study of comparative religion. Influences on his thinking, as well as his later writing, included the teachings of Christ, Islam, Hinduism, and Buddhism. After his retirement from the judiciary in 1896, Trow...

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...gh and Holy name at which every knee shall bow, that you take leisure from your several avocations, lay aside your several speculations, and diligent...

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...o cope with this fortuitous cornucopia - that it began to trade weapons, a gainful avocation it found hard to dislodge ever since. The convulsive d...

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...nsequently we must develop in our children and young adults the abilities to have power to do some things well. This can be in the vocational, avocat... ...ned with your personal economies and they are concerned with their time away from work. We think there is a happy medium between vocation and avocat... ...f the arts and amateur dancers. The symbolic capital is commonly generated by one‘s success in his work, but it can also come from success in avocat...

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...constantly lies about every aspect of his life: his self, his history, his vocation and avocations, his emotions. This false information and the inf...

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...e shqok to the social prestige of the Hon. Vore when he discovers this new avocation of his wife's is shown to be but superficial when be ex- claims i... ...m- posed on other men in every way just as "professional'' in thair summer avocation. The ability to play baseball is as much a market- able commodity...

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...lating them from their social milieu. Even hobbies will move indoors. Almost every avocation - from cooking to hiking - can now be indulged at home...

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...lating them from their social milieu. Even hobbies will move indoors. Almost every avocation - from cooking to hiking - can now be indulged at home...

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...Excerpt: Chapter 1. I am a rather elderly man. The nature of my avocations for the last thirty years has brought me into more than ordinary contact with what would seem an interesting and somewhat singular set of men, of whom, as yet, nothing that I know of has ever been written -- I mean...

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...nion. Some time prior to the period at which this little history begins my avocations had been largely in- creased. The good old office, now extinct i...

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...say to him by way of a good day when they met; and indeed that was now his avocation in life. He was Colonel Crawley no more. He was Mrs. Crawley’s hu... ...ome alacrity, however, and our friend returned to London to commence those avocations with which we find her occupied when this chapter begins. Under ...

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... good to the old man,” said Gottfried, himself almost regretting the lad’s avocation. “My eyes are failing me, and he is aiding me with the graving of... ...r-haired maidens, three in number, who run in and out from their household avocations to appeal to the “dear grandmother,” mischievously to tell of th...

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...Y, when the Dodger and Master Bates had gone out to pursue their customary avocations, Mr. Fagin took the opportunity of reading Oliver a long lecture... ... to indicate that the inhabitants of these miserable cottages pursued some avocation on the river; but a glance at the shattered and useless condition...

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...sip then. I was told, Mr. Sampson, that Mr. Meltham had relinquished all his avocations and all his prospects, because he was, in fact, broken hearted...

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...ss pursu- ing, quite unsuspiciously, her bustling idleness, and daily easy avocations; the daughter absorbed still in one selfish, tender thought, and... ...ay of a good day when they met; and indeed 387 Thackeray that was now his avocation in life. He was Colonel Crawley no more. He was Mrs. Crawley’s hu... ...ome alacrity, however, and our friend returned to London to commence those avocations with which we find her occupied when this chapter begins. Under ...

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...of probation taught him his trade, they taught him also a most unfortunate avocation or by-trade, which he never ceased to practise, or to try to prac...

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...- der the stairs, apprehensive of the emergence of Mr and Mrs Boffin. ‘The avocations of R. W., my husband,’ Mrs Wilfer ex- plained, on resuming her s... ...re.’ ‘My name is Riah,’ said the old man, with courteous ac- tion, ‘and my avocation is in London city. This, my young companion—’ ‘Stop a bit,’ inter...

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...the most of it. We have been thus particular in describing the character and avocations of Bottle nosed Ned, because it enables us to introduce a fact... ...s.” He had there seen many fleas, occupied certainly in various pursuits and avocations, but occupied, he was bound to add, in a manner which no man o...

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...rriage which were barred to him in earlier days. “Madame,” he replied, “my avocations prevent my going much into society; but for you, what will not a...

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...y the fire after breakfast; the gentlemen having gone out on their several avocations. ‘Charming woman, indeed!’ repeated little Mrs. Tibbs, more by w... ...y. For many years after this occurrence, and when profit- able and arduous avocations would have led many men to forget that such a miserable being ex... ...s he passes by. Is there any man who has mixed much with society, or whose avocations have caused him to mingle, at one time or other, with a great nu...

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...it is the private secretary’s fate to open and read, besides all his other avocations, it is very evi- dent that under a monarchical government his se... ...f is that I shall send in my resigna- tion. I shall plunge into industrial avocations.” Bixiou. “What! have you managed to invent a mechanical corset,...