The Only Use of
peasant
in
Julius Caesar
- I did send to you For certain sums of gold, which you denied me;— For I can raise no money by vile means: By Heaven, I had rather coin my heart, And drop my blood for drachmas, than to wring From the hard hands of peasants their vile trash By any indirection:—I did send To you for gold to pay my legions, Which you denied me: was that done like Cassius?†
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Definition:
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(peasant) used historically or possibly in relation to a very poor country: a person of low income, education, and social standing -- especially one who raises crops or livestock