The rooms contain a number of souvenirs of the Great Peter, manufactured by his own hands, and who must certainly have been one of the most industrious of mortals.
"Due North or Glimpses of Scandinavia and Russia"
Maturin M. Ballou
The women of the tribe, in almost every dimly lighted igloo, were no less industrious.
"My Attainment of the Pole"
Frederick A. Cook
I read a great deal for myself; there were always plenty of new books in the house, and my father's library of standard works was larger than even an industrious reader could get through.
"I Walked in Arden"
Jack Crawford