“He and I are inseparable companions, and I have vowed him my perpetual society in exchange for his devotion.”
– English poet Elizabeth Barrett Browning, about her dog, Flush
“He and I are inseparable companions, and I have vowed him my perpetual society in exchange for his devotion.”
– English poet Elizabeth Barrett Browning, about her dog, Flush




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