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The Samphire gatherer, "there are few avocations attended with so much danger, as that of gathering rock samphire, which grows in great plenty along the edges and down the perpendicular sides of the cliffs near Rennel's cave, in Glamorganshire, Wales."

The Samphire Gatherer

The Samphire gatherer, "there are few avocations attended with so much danger, as that of gathering…

A group of ancient Greek around a stone table.

Gathering of Greeks

A group of ancient Greek around a stone table.

An illustration of a group of people standing in a graveyard.

Group in Graveyard

An illustration of a group of people standing in a graveyard.

An illustration of a group of people reading a newspaper.

Group Reading

An illustration of a group of people reading a newspaper.

An illustration of a group of men and women sitting around table.

Group Sitting Around Table

An illustration of a group of men and women sitting around table.

An illustration of a man and woman talking.

Man & Woman Talking

An illustration of a man and woman talking.

"Monkeys appear to have been trained to assist in gathering fruit; and the Egyptians represent them in the sculptures handing down figs from the trees to the gardeners below; but, as might be expected, these animals amply repaid themselves for the labor imposed upon them, and the artist has not failed to show how much more they consulted their own wishes than those of their employers." — Goodrich, 1844

Fruit Gathering Monkeys

"Monkeys appear to have been trained to assist in gathering fruit; and the Egyptians represent them…

"The plant tillers like wheat, but not to the same degree. The cane ground is kept clean by hand-hoeing, or by the plough." -Lupton

Gathering, Sugar Cane

"The plant tillers like wheat, but not to the same degree. The cane ground is kept clean by hand-hoeing,…

An illustration of two men reading the newpaper.

Two Men Reading Paper

An illustration of two men reading the newpaper.