Aldrich, Thomas Bailey, 1836-1907 · Boston, CT : Hall and Locke · leaf 254
the enterprise. By hismechanical genius, he contrived methods to lighten thelabor of transporting the stones, so that one boy, underhis directions, would perform as much as half a dozenif left to themselves. Whenever their spirits flaggedhe had some joke ready, which seemed to renew theirstrength,… … 224 Men Who Have Risen The boys, like a colony of ants, performed a greatdeal of labor by their multitude, though the individualstrength of each could have accomplished but little.Finally, just as the moon sank below the horizon, the great work was fin-ished. Now, boys, criedBen, lets give…
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