 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...  The New York Speaker: A Selection of Pieces Designed for Academic Exercises ... - Page 304by Warren P. Edgarton - 1860 - 502 pagesFull view - About this book
 | M. S. Mitchell - 1870 - 416 pages
...the barbarous Turk, Where woman has never a soul to saye If this is Christian work! "Work—work — work Till the brain begins to swim; Work — work...Oh, men, with mothers and wives ! It is not linen you're wearing out, But human creatures' lives ! Sewing at once, with a double thread, A shroud aa... | |
 | John Dudley Philbrick - 1870 - 636 pages
...Along with the barbarous Turk, Where woman has never a soul to save, If this is Christian work ! " Work, — work, — work ! Till the brain begins to...buttons I fall asleep, And sew them on in a dream ! " Oh l men, with sisters dear I Oh ! men with mothers and wives ! It is not linen you 're wearing out, But... | |
 | 1891 - 368 pages
...Christian work! « Work, work, work! till the brain begins to swim; — Work, work, work! till Ihe eyes are heavy and dim. — Seam, and gusset, and...buttons I fall asleep, and sew them on in a dream! « 0 men with sisters dear! о men with mothers and wives! — It is not linen you 're wearing out,... | |
 | 1901 - 502 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! "0! men with sisters dear! O! men with mothers and wives! It is not linen you're wearing out, but human... | |
 | Michael H Frisch, Daniel J Walkowitz - 1983 - 338 pages
...seamstresses and their supporters, captures something of the drudgery of the work itself: Work-work-work! Till the brain begins to swim; Work- work- work! Till...over the buttons I fall asleep And sew them on in a dream.55 The sewing machine, as it was used in the context of nineteenthcentury capitalism, did little... | |
 | Columbia Historical Society (Washington, D.C.) - 1925 - 458 pages
...These ladies as they industriously plied their needles could have reminded of Hood's doleful song: "Work, work, work Till the brain begins to swim! Work, work, work Till the eyes are heavy and diml" It might be supposed that the daughters of the lady with pride would recall the part in the work... | |
 | Peter Scheckner - 1989 - 360 pages
...save, If this is Christian work! 'Work—work—work Till the brain begins to swim; Work—work—work Till the eyes are heavy and dim! Seam, and gusset,...buttons I fall asleep, And sew them on in a dream! It is not linen you're wearing out, But human creatures' lives! Stitch—stitch—stitch, In poverty,... | |
 | Columbia Historical Society (Washington, D.C.) - 1925 - 478 pages
...These ladies as they industriously plied their needles could have reminded of Hood's doleful song: "Work, work, work Till the brain begins to swim ! Work, work, work Till the eyes are heavy and dim!" ''/'A. Evening Star. The Mount Pleasant Hospital consisted of a two story frame structure and accommodated... | |
 | Martin Gardner - 1992 - 226 pages
...slave Along with the barbarous Turk, Where woman has never a soul to save, If this is Christian work! 'Work — work — work Till the brain begins to swim,...eyes are heavy and dim! Seam, and gusset, and band, Till over the buttons I fall asleep, And sew them on in a dream! *O, Men with Sisters dear! O, Men!... | |
 | 1993 - 412 pages
...並從事雌刻。 詩畝創作包括竹e ， PJeo o / ! he 打idsu 吋伙rFoir 屯斗工卜Bri 心eo / Si 切匕 Till the brain begins to swim; Work @ work @ work...buttons I fall asleep, And sew them on in a dream! "O! Men with Sisters dear! O! Men! with Mothers and Wives! It is not linen you're wearing out, But... | |
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