 But human creatures' lives! Stitch! stitch! stitch! In poverty, hunger, and dirt,— Sewing at once, with a double thread, A shroud as well as a shirt. "But why do I talk of Death? That...  Improvement Era - Page 191901Full view - About this book
 | Charlotte Fiske Bates - 1832 - 1022 pages
...to swim! Work — work — work Till the eyes are heavy and dim! Seam, and gusset, and baud, Band, and gusset, and seam — Till over the buttons I fall asleep, And sew them on in a dream f " O men, with sisters dear! O men, with mothers and wives! It is not linen you "re wearing out! But... | |
 | 740 pages
...left ; it may be curiosity, for Shragg has wide ears. The pieman comes to the fourth verse — " O ! men, with sisters dear, O ! men, with mothers and wives, It is uot linen you're wearing out, But human creatures' lives ! Stitch, stitch, stitch! In poverty, hunger,... | |
 | George Pope Morris, Nathaniel Parker Willis - 1843 - 530 pages
...to swim, Work — work— work, Till the eyes are heavy and dim ! Seam, and gusset, and hand, Band, and gusset, and Seam, Till over the buttons I fall asleep, And sew them on in a dream ! " О ! men, with sisters dear ! Oh ! men, with mothers and wivee ! It is not linen you're wearing... | |
 | 1844 - 878 pages
...work ! Till the eyes arc heavy and dim ! Scam, and gusset, and band, 13and, and gusset, and scorn, Till over the buttons I fall asleep. And sew them...with sisters dear ! O ! men, with mothers and wives I It is not linen you're wearing out, But human creatures' lives ! Stitch— stitch— stitch ! In... | |
 | Charlotte Elizabeth Tonna - 1844 - 622 pages
...Band, and gusset, and seam, Till over the buttons 1 fall asleep, And sew them on in a dream. " O ! Men, with sisters dear ! O ! Men ! with mothers and...linen you're wearing out, But human creatures' lives? Stitch — stitch — stitch, In poverty, hunger, and dirt, Sewing at once, with a double thread, A... | |
 | 1846 - 608 pages
...band, Band, and gusset, and seam, Till over the buttons I full asleep. And saw them on in a dream. '"O! Men, with Sisters dear ! O! Men, with Mothers and...not linen you're wearing out, But human creatures' lived! Stitch — stich — stitch. In poverty, hunger, and dirt, Sewing nt onre, with a double thread,... | |
 | Johann Georg Kohl - 1844 - 316 pages
...begins to swim; Work! work! work! Till the eyes are heavy and dim! Seam, and gusset, and band, Band, and gusset, and seam, Till over the buttons I fall asleep And sew them on in a dream ! ***) *) SJlit gingern, mübe tmb matt, mit Tfugenlibern/ fdjmer unb tot^, faf ein SBeib in unnwblicfyen... | |
 | 1867 - 854 pages
...men! The reader may remember a later echo of .the same wild figure — Oh, men with sisters dear ! Oh, men with mothers and wives ! It is not linen you're wearing out, But human creatures' lives. Lady Nairne has many stirring and sweet Jacobite songs. She had more title to Jacobite association,... | |
 | Johann Georg Kohl - 1844 - 316 pages
...3Seiber feine ©eeíe íjaben ! ift baê eine djrifílidjeJírbcit? 0 ! Mon, with Sisters dear ! 0 ! Men , with Mothers and Wives ! It is not linen you're wearing out, But human creatures' lives! Stitch ! stitch ! stitch ! In poverty, hunger an dirt, Sewing at once, with a doable thread, Л Shroud... | |
 | 1844 - 858 pages
...work ! Till the even are heavy and dim ! Seam, anil gus*<ct, nnd hand, Band, and gusect, and неат, : 5; Z-I c t yAAe=@ )*E l e f n v& $KeM! M N 1 0 ! men, with sisters near ! О ! men, with mothers and wir« ! It is not linen you're wearing out,... | |
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