 | 1853 - 442 pagina’s
...table — a broken chair — And a wall so 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 ! Band, and gusset and seam, Seam and gusset and band, 'Till the heart is sick, and the brain benumbed,... | |
 | 1853 - 560 pagina’s
...floor— A table — a broken chair — A wall so 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 ! THOMAS HOOD. 189 Band, and gusset, and seam, Seam, and gusset, and band, Till the heart is sick,... | |
 | Charles Dexter Cleveland - 1853 - 800 pagina’s
...: 0 God ! that bread should be so dear, And flesh aud blood so cheap ! " Work — work — «vork ! From weary chime to chime; Work — work —work ! As prisoners work for crime! Bund, and gusset, and seam, Seam, and gusset, and band. Till the heart is sick and the brain benumb'd,... | |
 | Elizabeth Nicholson - 1853 - 412 pagina’s
...And a wall so blank, my shadow I thank, For sometimes falling there ! " Work — work — work ! Prom 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 benumbed,... | |
 | Stephen SHIRLEY - 1855 - 210 pagina’s
...shattered roof and naked floor, And a wall so blank my shadow I tbank For sometimes falling there. 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,... | |
 | Thomas Hood - 1854 - 536 pagina’s
...table — a broken chair — And a wall so blank, my shadow I thank . For sometimes falling there ! 1 ' 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 benumbed,... | |
 | 1854 - 588 pagina’s
...Draait, Feb. 15, 1854. ASA CLEMENT. For »A« tfeu; England Farmer. SEWING MACHINE. BY HENRY F. FRENCH. " Work — work — work, From weary chime to chime....Work — work — work, As prisoners work for crime, Band and gusset and seam, Seam and gufsct and band, Till the heart 'a eick, and the brain bcnambcd... | |
 | Thomas Hood - 1854 - 424 pagina’s
...— and this naked floor — A table — a broken chair — And a wall so blank, my shadow I thank " Work — work — work ! From weary chime to chime,...— 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'... | |
 | Thomas Hood - 1854 - 428 pagina’s
...broken chair — And a wall so 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 ! Band, and gusset, and seam, Seam, and gusset, and band, Till the heart is sick and the brain benumbed,... | |
 | George Washington Quinby - 1856 - 346 pagina’s
...upon their chairs or stools, or lie down wherever they chance to be, upon the hard, bare floor." " Work — work — work ! From weary chime to chime...work — work ! As prisoners work, for crime ! And what its wages'! A bed of straw, A crust of bread and rags." This is the condition of more than 50,000,000... | |
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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 benumbed, As well as the weary hand. 
