 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 phantom of grisly bone ? I hardly fear his terrible shape, It seems...  Reisen in England und Wales - Page 224by Johann Georg Kohl - 1844Full view - About this book
 | Epes Sargent - 1867 - 544 pages
...double thread, .A shroud as well as a shirt. " But why do I talk of death, That phantom of grisly bone, It seems so like my own, Because of the fasts I keep, O God ! that bread should be so dear, And flesh and blood so cheap! VI. " Work — work — work !... | |
 | Andrew Comstock, Philip Lawrence - 1808 - 596 pages
...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 phantom of grisly bone,...and blood so cheap ! " Work — work— work ! My labor never flags ; And whac are its wages ? A bed of straw, A crust of bread — and rags. That shatter'd... | |
 | John Dudley Philbrick - 1868 - 636 pages
...a double thread, A shroud as well as a shirt. " But why do I talk of death, That Phantom of grizzly bone ? I hardly fear his terrible shape, It seems...fasts I keep ; Oh, God ! that bread should be so dear, " Work, — work, — work ! My labor never flags ; And what are its wages ? A bed of straw, A crust... | |
 | Caroline Matilda Kirkland - 1868 - 712 pages
...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 phantom of grisly bone...like my own ! It seems so like my own Because of the fast I keep ; O God ! that bread should be so dear, And flesh and blood so cheap 1 " Work — work... | |
 | Epes Sargent - 1868 - 544 pages
...hunger, and dirt, Sewing at once, with a double thread, A shroud as well as a shirt. v. " But w hy do I talk of death, That phantom of grisly bone, I...fear his terrible shape, It seems so like my own, Because of the fasts I keep, 0 God! that bread should be so dear, And flesh and blood so cheap! VI.... | |
 | Caroline Matilda Kirkland - 1868 - 710 pages
...hunger, and dirt ; Sewing at once, with a double thread, A sintocD as well as a shirt. GARLAND. H5 " But why do I talk of Death, That phantom of grisly bone ? I hardly fear hia terrible shape, It seems so like my own ! It seems so like my own Because of the fast I keep ;... | |
 | M. S. Mitchell - 1869 - 416 pages
...But human creatures' lives ! Sewing at once, with a double thread, A shroud as well as a shirt. "But why do I talk of Death? That phantom of grisly bone,...and blood so cheap ! " Work — work — work ! My labor never flags; And what are its wages? A bed of straw, A crust of bread — and rags. That shatter'd... | |
 | Scottish school-book assoc - 1869 - 438 pages
...poverty, hunger and dirt, Sewing, at once, with a double thread, A shroud as well as a shirt. But why do 1 talk of Death, That phantom of grisly bone? I hardly...the fasts I keep, Oh, God ! that bread should be so tlear, And flesh and blood so cheap ! Work ! work ! work ! My labour never flags ; And what are its... | |
 | Charles Dexter Cleveland - 1869 - 810 pages
...poverty, hunger, and dirt, Sewing at once, wilh a double thread, A SHROUD as well as a sliirt! " But why do I talk of death, That phantom of grisly bone?...my own — It seems so like my own, Because of the fast I keep : O God ! that bread should be so dear, And flesh and blood so cheap 1 "Work— work—... | |
 | Joseph Edwards Carpenter - 1869 - 596 pages
...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 phantom of grisly bone,...hardly fear his terrible shape, It seems so like my own — The Song of the Shirt. 475 It seems so like my own, Because of the fasts I keep. Oh ! God ! that... | |
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