Valiant Wisdom tilling and draining; escorted by owl-eyed Pedantry, by owlish and vulturish and many other forms of Folly; — the valiant husbandman assiduously tilling; the blind greedy enemy too assiduously sowing tares!.
Engaged in cultivation of the land In status below a yeoman, one who farms to support himself and his family and who may engage in paid work for larger owners