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 benumbed, As well as the weary hand. Labor, with Preludes on Current Events - Page 182by Joseph Cook - 1880 - 295 pagesFull view - About this book
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