A Romance of Exmoor by R. D. Blackmore]@TWC D-Link book A Romance of Exmoor 6/14 See-saw is the fashion of England always; and the Whigs will soon be the top-sawyers.' 'But,' said I, still more confused, '"The King is the top-sawyer," according to our proverb. How then can the Whigs be ?' 'Thou art a hopeless ass, John. Better to sew with a chestnut than to teach thee the constitution. I have seen a boy of five years old more apt at politics than thou. |