The pryings of a postmanSmith, Elder, and Company, 1846 - 286 pages |
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Page 246 - ... agitated canvass, and finally( furls the shaking and shattered sail — 'Tis 'for love,' too, that he works at the winch, perseveres at the pumps, and bails below, when his frail bark is in a helpless and hopeliss state. A French sonnetteer has said, and his words have thus been rendered into English, • Oh ! 'tis love, 'tis love, That makes the world go round.
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