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THE BRUISING-MILL.

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When 18 months complete their growth,
⁠Then the tall canes rich juices fill;
And we, to bring their liquor forth,
⁠Convey them to the bruising-mill.

That mill, our labour, every hour,
⁠Must with fresh loads of canes supply;
And if we faint, the cart-whip's power,
⁠Gives force which nature's powers deny.