 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...  Improvement Era - Page 191901Full view - About this book
 | Richard Newton - 1861 - 326 pages
...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 ! " Work— work— work ! My labour never flags ; And what are its wages ? A bed of straw, A crust... | |
 | George Stillman Hillard - 1861 - 562 pages
...swim ; Work — work — work ! Till the eyes are heavy and dim l Seam, and gusset, and band, Band, and gusset, and seam, Till over the buttons I fall asleep, And sew them on in my dream " 0 men with sisters dear ! O men with mothers and wives ! It is not linen you're wearing... | |
 | Thomas Hood - 1861 - 520 pages
...! Seam, and gusset, and band, Band, and gusset, and seam, Till over the buttons I fall asleep, " O, men, with sisters dear ! O, men, with mothers and wives ! It is not linen you 're wearing out, But human creatures' lives ! Stitch — stitch — stitch, In poverty, hunger,... | |
 | Thomas Hood - 1862 - 522 pages
...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...! O, men, with mothers and wives ! It is not linen you 're wearing out, But human creatures' lives ! Stitch — stitch — stitch, In poverty, hunger,... | |
 | English poets - 1862 - 626 pages
...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 ! 484 GLEANINGS FROM THE ENGLISH POETS. " O men, with sisters dear ! O men, with mothers and wives,... | |
 | George Vandenhoff - 1862 - 382 pages
...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 dear ! Oh ! men, with mothers and wives ! It is not linen you 're wearing... | |
 | Scottish school-book assoc - 1863 - 438 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 ! Oh, men ! with sisters dear I Oh, men ! with mothers and wives I It is not linen you're wearing out,... | |
 | John Charles Curtis - 1863 - 178 pages
...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 dear ! Oh, Men, with Mothers and Wives ! It is not linen you're wearing out,... | |
 | 1863 - 150 pages
...work — work — work — till the eyes are heavy and dim ! Seam, and gussett, and band — band, and gusset, and seam, Till over the buttons I fall asleep, and sew them on in a dream ! "O! men, with sisters dear ! — 0! men! with mothers and wives ! It is not linen you're wearing... | |
 | George Stillman Hillard - 1863 - 390 pages
...work ! Till the brain begins to swim ; Work — work — work ! Seam, and .gusset, and band, Band, and gusset, and seam, Till over the buttons I fall asleep, And sew them on in my dream. 4 " O men with sisters dear ! O men with mothers and wives! It is not linen you're wearing... | |
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