Work - work - work! From weary chime to chime, Work - work - work As prisoners work for crime! Band, and gusset, and seam, Seam, and gusset, and band, Till the heart is sick, and the brain benumb'd, As well as the weary hand. Work, Or, Plenty to Do and how to Do it - Page 62by Margaret Maria Gordon - 1854Full view - About this book
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