Well enough, I guess, of that; although if you want to understand the optimism of that time just dip into Leaves of Grass, read Whitman's Old Pioneers.

我猜这足以驱使他写出这样的作品,但如果你想了解那个时代的乐观主义,只需去翻阅《草叶集》,读读惠特曼的《啊,拓荒者》吧

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The mela's chief organiser, RN Tripathi, said more than 18 million people had taken a holy dip by 1700 hours local time (1130 GMT).

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The employment and unemployment figures have been improving for several months, at a time when the double dip has been getting clearer.

BBC: Scottish unemployment drops again

As shares of Wal-Mart Stores (WMT) make their second significant pullback since rallying into bull market territory in the first half of October, is the time for buying the dip at hand?

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