Every one knew how laborious
the usual Method is of attaining to Arts and Sciences; whereas by
his Contrivance, the most ignorant Person at a reasonable Charge, and
with a little bodily Labour, may write Books in Philosophy, Poetry,
Politicks, Law, Mathematicks and Theology, without the least Assistance
from Genius or Study.
Gulliver's Travels:
Voyage to Laputa
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Posted on Saturday 6 November 2004
For millennia, Japanese have borrowed, assimilated and absorbed many things from China.
Nowadays they inhale them as well.
(image of Chinese pollution being carried out to sea on a westerly air current)
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