Work — work — work, Till the brain 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! "Oh, Men, with Sisters... Programme - Page 767by Boston Symphony Orchestra - 1916Full view - About this book
| 1824 - 706 pages
...is the humble, it is the mass, which now inspire the pen of genius. Those that " Work, work, work, Till the brain begins to swim ; Work, work, work, Till the eyes are heavy and dim." It is the wrongs of these, which make genius glow with fervor, and unwonted fire; and, in solving the... | |
| Charlotte Fiske Bates - 1832 - 1022 pages
...barbarous Turk, Where woman has never a soul to save, If this is Christian work! ' ' Work — work — work Till the brain begins to swim! Work — work — work...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... | |
| 740 pages
...or 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
...Turk, Where woman han never a eoul to save, if this IS Cbristian work ! " Work — work' — work — Till the brain begins to swim, Work — work— work,...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 !... | |
| Johann Georg Kohl - 1844 - 316 pages
...barbarous Turk, Where woman has never a sonl to save, If this is Christian work! ") Work ! work ! work ! Till the brain begins to swim; Work! work! work! Till...the buttons I fall asleep And sew them on in a dream ! *") *) SRit gingern, raube unb matt, mit 7f «gtiitibcni, farcer unb totf), faf ein SBJeib in unroeiblidjen... | |
| 1846 - 608 pages
...Turk, Where woman has never a soul to save, If this is Christian work. " ' Work — work — work, Till the brain begins to swim ; Work — work —...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 Wives!... | |
| Charlotte Elizabeth Tonna - 1844 - 622 pages
...barbarous Turk, Where woman has never a soul to save, If this is Christian work ! " Work — work— work Till the brain begins to swim ; Work — work —...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... | |
| 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,... | |
| 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,... | |
| 1844 - 878 pages
...barbarous Turk, Where woman has never a soul to savo, If this is Christian work 1 Work — work — work ! Till the brain begins to swim ! Work — work — work ! Till the eyes arc heavy and dim ! Scam, and gusset, and band, 13and, and gusset, and scorn, Till over the buttons... | |
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