 Men! with Mothers and Wives! It is not linen you're wearing out, 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.  Speeches, Correspondence, Etc., of the Late Daniel S. Dickinson of New York ... - Seite 155von Daniel Stevens Dickinson - 1867Vollansicht - Über dieses Buch
 | Thomas King Greenbank - 1849 - 446 Seiten
...wives ! It is not linen you're wearing out, But human creatures' lives ! Stitch — stitch — stitch ! In poverty, hunger, and dirt, Sewing at once, with...shirt. But why do I talk of Death ? That phantom of grisly bone, I hardly fear his terrible shape, It seems so like my own. It seems so like my own, Because... | |
 | Thomas Hood - 1849 - 430 Seiten
...dear ! It is not linen you're wearing out, But human creatures' lives ! Stitch — stitch — stitch ! In poverty, hunger, and dirt. Sewing at once, with...shirt ! " But why do I talk of death, That phantom of grisly bone ; I hardly fear his terrible shape, It seems so like my own — It seems so like my own,... | |
 | 1853 - 386 Seiten
...and wives, It is not linen you're wearing out, 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." " Stop," says a Spitalfields weaver, " God plants truth in the hearts of men, and this is of it." "... | |
 | 1850 - 98 Seiten
...and wives ! It is not linen you're wearing out, 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 ! 34 25 THERE'S A GOOD TIME COMING, BOYS. Poetry by Charles Muckuy, LL.U.— Music by Henry Ku-s. li.... | |
 | Edward Hughes - 1851 - 362 Seiten
...wives ! It is not linen you're wearing out, But human creatures' lives ! Stitch ! stitch ! stitch ! In poverty, hunger, and dirt, Sewing, at once, with...shirt. " But why do I talk of Death ? That phantom of grisly bone, I hardly fear his terrible shape, It seems so like my own — It seems so like my own,... | |
 | Charles Dexter Cleveland - 1851 - 780 Seiten
...wivesl It is not linen you're wearing out, But human creatures' lives I Stitch — stitch — stitch ! In poverty, hunger, and dirt, Sewing at once, with...shirt! " But why do I talk of death, That phantom of grisly bone ? I hardly fear his terrible shape, It seems so like my own — It seems so like my own,... | |
 | 1843 - 424 Seiten
...wives ! It is not linen you're wearing out, But human creatures lives ! Stitch — stitch — stitch, In poverty, hunger, and dirt, Sewing at once with...Shroud as well as a Shirt. " But why do I talk of Death 7 That phantom of grisly bone, I hardly fear his terrible shape, It seems so like my ownIt seems so... | |
 | Charles Mackay - 1851 - 332 Seiten
...Wives ! It is not linen you 're wearing out, But human creatures' lives ! Stitch — stitch — stitch, In poverty, hunger, and dirt, Sewing at once, with...Shroud as well as a Shirt. "But why do I talk of Death 1 That Phantom of grisly bone, I hardly fear his terrible shape, It seems so like my own — It seems... | |
 | Christian souvenir - 1851 - 286 Seiten
...its monotonous, wearying task. Hood has graphically described her in his " Song of the Shirt," as " Sewing at once, with a double thread, A shroud as well as a shirt." The rays of invigorating sunshine never cheer the gloom of that attic casement ; the poor sempstress... | |
 | 1852 - 318 Seiten
...Wives ! It is not linen you're wearing out, But human creature's lives ! Stitch — stitch — stitch, In poverty, hunger, and dirt, Sewing at once, with...shirt ! But why do I talk of Death ? That phantom of grisly bone, 1 hardly fear his terrible shape, It seems so like my own — It seems so like my own,... | |
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