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For Sherry On the Occasion of Our 9th Wedding Anniversary

Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary:Love \Love\, n. [OE. love, luve,
1. A feeling of strong attachment induced by that which delights or commands admiration; pre["e]minent kindness or devotion to another; affection; tenderness; as, the love of brothers and sisters. Of all the dearest bonds we prove Thou countest sons’ and mothers’ love Most sacred, most Thine own. –Keble.

2. Especially, devoted attachment to, or tender or passionate affection for, one of the opposite sex.