 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
 | 1849 - 314 pages
...NEW YORK, August, 1846. I. w. THE WIDOW'S FRIEND, BY TH MATTESON. "Work — work — work! My labor never flags ; And what are its wages ? A bed of straw. A i-rnst of bread — and rags: A shattered roof — and this naked floor — A table — a broken chair... | |
 | Eliza Cook - 1850 - 432 pages
...If this is Christian work ! " And all peace to his soul for directing attention to " That shattered roof— and this naked floor — A table — a broken...blank, my shadow I thank For sometimes falling there ! " and to similar dens where, as now, " With fingers weary and worn, \Vith eyelids heavy and red,... | |
 | Young Men's Christian Associations (London, England) - 1858 - 580 pages
...scam, Till over the buttons she falls asleep, And sows them on in a dream ! Work — work — work Her labour never flags, And what are its wages ? — A bed of straw, A crust of bread and rags. That shatter 'd roof— and that naked floor, A table— a broken chair — And a wall so blank, her shadow... | |
 | Edward Hughes - 1851 - 362 pages
...keep, Oh, God ! that bread should be so dear, And flesh and blood so cheap ! " Work ! work ! work ! My labour never flags ; And what are its wages ? a bed...blank, my shadow I thank For sometimes falling there ! "Work! work! work! From weary chime to chime, Work ! work ! work ! As prisoners work for crime !... | |
 | Charles Dexter Cleveland - 1851 - 780 pages
...never flags ; And what are its wages ? A bed of straw, A crust of bread — and rags : A shattered roof — and this naked floor — A table — a broken...blank my shadow I thank For sometimes falling there ! 11 Work— work— work ! From weary chime to chime ; Work — work — work I As prisoners work... | |
 | Charles Dexter Cleveland - 1851 - 768 pages
...! that bread should be so dear, And flesh and blood so cheap I " Work — work — work 1 My labor never flags ; And what are its wages ? A bed of straw, A crust of bread — and rags : A shattered roof — and this naked floor — A table — a broken chair—- And a wall so blank... | |
 | 1843 - 424 pages
...God ! that bread should be so dear, And flesh and blood so cheap! " Work — work — work ! My labor never flags ! And what are its wages! A bed of straw, A erusl of bread — and rags. That shattered roof— and this naked floor — A table — a broken chair... | |
 | 1852 - 1080 pages
...keep, Oh ! God ! that bread should be so dear. And flesh and blood so cheap 1 Work—work—work ; My labour never flags; And what are its wages ? A bed of straw, A crust of bread—and rags. That shatter'd roof—and this naked floor A table—a broken chair— And a wall... | |
 | 1853 - 442 pages
...keep, Alas ! that bread should be so dear, And flesh and blood so cheap ! " Work — work — work ! My labour never flags : And what are its wages ? a bed of straw, A crust of bread — and rags ! That shattered roof — and this naked floor — A table — a broken chair — And a wall so blank, my... | |
 | 1853 - 560 pages
...! God ! that bread should be so dear, And flesh and blood so cheap ! " Work — work — work ! My labour never flags ; And what are its wages ? A bed of straw, A crust of bread, and rags. That shattered roof, and this naked floor— A table — a broken chair — A wall so blank, my shadow I... | |
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