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— Winifred Holtby"Is this the final treachery of time, that the old become a burden upon the young?"
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A fly is a very light burden; but if it were perpetually to return and settle on one's nose, it might weary us of our very lives.
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The 'inquests' which resulted in the compilation of the Domesday Book made a vivid and unfavorable impression on the country. A similar effect was produced by the inquests of 1166 and 1170, before alluded to. Even to this day, the word 'inquisitorial' bears the burden of historical unpopularity.
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