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exertion Noun 1. effort or exercise, esp. physical effort: the sudden exertion of running for a bus 2. the act or an instance of using one's influence, powers, or authority: the exertion of parental authority
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"If servitude is a high honour," the Gentleman said, "it would be indecent for me to seek it; and if obtained by my own exertion it would be no honour. But if this cannot be, play is more necessary for those who labour than those who are at rest: for he who labours requires relaxation; which play will supply: for as labour is attended with pain and continued exertion, it is necessary that play should be introduced, under proper regulations, as a medicine: for such an employment of the mind is a relaxation to it, and eases with pleasure. Any unusually severe exertion precipitated spells of coughing, during which he was almost like a man in a fit. |
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