 | William Holmes McGuffey - 1857 - 456 pages
...Along with the tbarbarous Turk, Where woman has never a soul to save, If this is Christian work. 3. "Work! work! work! Till the brain begins to swim,...buttons I fall asleep, And sew them on in a dream. 4. " Oh, men, with sisters dear! Oh, men, with mothers and wives 1 It is not linen you 're wearing... | |
 | Historical account - 1857 - 106 pages
...voice of dolorous pitch, Would that its tone could reach the rich, She sung this song of the Shirt ! Work ! work ! work ! Till the brain begins to swim....work ! work ! Till the eyes are heavy and dim. Seam, gusset, and band ; Band, gusset, and seam ; Till over the buttons I fall asleep, And sew them on in... | |
 | Charles Dexter Cleveland - 1857 - 800 pages
...has never a soul to save, If THIS is Christian work ! " Work— work— work ! Till the hrain hegins to swim ; Work — work — work ! Till the eyes are heavy and dim ! Seam, and gusset, and hand, Band, and gusset, and scam, Till over the huttons I fall asleep. And eew them on in my dream... | |
 | Lucius Osgood - 1858 - 494 pages
...Along with the barbarous Turk, Where woman has never a soul to save, * If this is Christian work ! 3. " Work ! work ! work ! Till the brain begins to swim,...buttons I fall asleep', And sew them on in a dream* ! 4. " O men', with sisters dear* ! O men', with mothers and wives*! It is not linen you're wearing... | |
 | Plague Spot - 1859 - 632 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 swim...the eyes are heavy and dim ! Seam, and gusset, and bandBand, and gusset, and seam— Till over the buttons I fall asleep, And sew them on in a dream !... | |
 | 1859 - 210 pages
...sketch. R. REDGRAVE, RA 1142 The Sempstress. An illustration of Hood's famous " Song of the Shirt." Oh ! Men with sisters dear, Oh ! Men with mothers...linen you're wearing out But human creatures' lives. — T. HOOD. EM WARD, RA 1143 Voltaire and Frederick the Great. Sketch for the large picture. OLD CROME.... | |
 | John Rushout Baron Northwick - 1859 - 218 pages
...,., /" R. REDGRAVE, RA 1 142 The Sempstress. An illustration of Hood's famous " Song of the Shirt." Oh ! Men with sisters dear, Oh ! Men with mothers...linen you're wearing out But human creatures' lives. — T. HOOD. ^7 J/ / EM WARD, RA 1143 Voltaire and Frederick the Great Sketch for the large picture.... | |
 | Frederick William Robertson - 1859 - 372 pages
...the over-worked needlewoman, and all England, thrilled to the appeal: " O men, with sisters dear! O men, with mothers and wives! It is not linen you're wearing out, But human creatures' lives—" and when, in consequence, plan after plan was tried, and investigations instituted, and a kindlier... | |
 | Frederick William Robertson - 1859 - 372 pages
...the over-worked needlewoman, and all England, thrilled to the appeal : " O men, with sisters dear ! O men, with mothers and wives ! It is not linen you're wearing out, But human creatures' lives — " and when, in consequence, plan after plan was tried, and investigations instituted, and a kindlier... | |
 | Warren P. Edgarton - 1860 - 530 pages
...roof! It 's oh ! to be a slave Along with the barbarous Turk, Where woman has never a soul to save, " Work — work — work — Till the brain begins to...Oh ! men, with mothers and wives ! It is not linen you 're wearing out, But human creatures' lives ! Stitch — stitch — stitch, In poverty, hunger,... | |
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