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Pleasures with Rough Strife - J.L. Merrow 3.5 starsA sweet, tender, uncomplicated story around Christmas time, between Danny Costessey, an 18-year-old "poacher" and Philip Luccombe, the Lord of a Manor. The story is just like the summary says. No real angst or conflict, I think, though Philip lost his lover four years prior and still cannot really forget about him until Danny comes along. The additional 0.5 stars is for the inclusion of Andrew Marvell's Poetry "To His Coy Mistress" in the end of the story because I always think that "Had we but world enough, and time. This coyness, lady, were no crime" is just one of the most beautiful lines ever.