Work is its own best earthly need, Else have we none more t… - Jean Ingelow

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Work is its own best earthly need,
Else have we none more than the sea-born throng
Who wrought these marvellous isles that bloom afar.

Jean Ingelow

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Jean Ingelow (March 17, 1820 – July 20, 1897) was an English poet and novelist.

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Work is its own best earthly need, Else have we none more than the sea-born throng Who wrought these marvellous isles that bloom afar. - Jean Ingelow

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