We are slipping down a mighty trench- Why, it is the Railway cutting I Before us yawns a dark-browed arch, Paved with a muddy runnel; A thousand giant navvies march To delve the White-Ball tunnel.
"Fringilla: Some Tales In Verse"
Richard Doddridge Blackmore
Beyond that it was not "nice" for a girl to delve, and Milly was very scrupulous about being "nice."
"One Woman's Life"
Robert Herrick
I can be faithful to him, make and mend, dig and delve, if needs be, for his benefit, in return for the honor he does me in giving me his name and protection.
"Not Pretty, But Precious"
John Hay, et al.