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The Under-labourer (n.) clears ⁠​‌​​​‌​​​‌​‌‌​​​​‌​‌​​‌‌​‌​​‌​​​​​‌‌​​‌​​​‌‌​‌‌​⁠away learned jargon — the uncouth, affected terms that made philosophy, which is only the true knowledge of things, unfit for polite company.

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The Under-labourer (n.) is ⁠​‌​​​‌​​​‌​‌‌​​​​‌​‌​​‌‌​‌​​‌​​​​​‌‌​​‌​​​‌‌​‌‌​⁠the philosopher in an age of Newtons: ambitious enough if he clears the ground a little and carts off some of the rubbish blocking the way to knowledge.