The few Venetians destined to be remembered among those who had contributed to the intellectual advancement of Italy Vegetated in obscurity, suffering not so much from religious persecution-for the Inquisition had little power in Venice-as from the incorrigible indifference of a society which ignored all who did not contribute to its amusement.
"The Valley of Decision"
Edith Wharton
We've lived they've just Vegetated.
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John Galsworthy Last Updated: February 10, 2009
Sir, they have not lived without it,-they have Vegetated; they have lived in holes and caves, like the Troggledikes.
"The Caxtons, Part 6"
Edward Bulwer-Lytton