I heard the sparks who drove us saying something like, ‘You keep these three Doc; we'll shoogle up the mess boys and find some breakfast.’

For he who'd make his fellow-creatures wise / Should always gild the philosophic pill!

But screw your courage to the sticking-place, And we'll not fail.

In the tenth century, livestock breeding was still the basic form of economic activity among the Tanguts. Chinese officials reported to the court: 'The Tanguts live in the sands, pasture livestock, and do not have a permanent place of residence.'⁴