 | Henry Pitman - 1856 - 1048 pagina’s
...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 — work — work,...their sunny backs And twit me with the spring. " Oh ! bat to breathe the breath Of the cowslip and primrose sweet — With the sky above my bead, 1 Ani... | |
 | Emily Pierpont De Lesdernier - 1856 - 344 pagina’s
...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. O, but to breathe the breath Of the cowslip and primrose sweet, With the sky above my head, And the... | |
 | William Holmes McGuffey - 1857 - 456 pagina’s
...and gusset, and band, Till the heart is sick, and the brain benumb'd, As well as the weary hand. 8. "Work! work! work! In the dull December light, And...me their sunny backs, And twit me with the Spring. 9. " Oh! but to breathe the breath Of the ^cowslip and ^primrose sweet! With the sky above my head... | |
 | 1857 - 452 pagina’s
...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...work — work, When the weather is warm and bright — 1 60 THI SoNa OF THE SHIRT. While underneath the eaves, The brooding Swallows cling, As if to show... | |
 | Thomas Hood - 1857 - 420 pagina’s
...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 — work — work,...work — work — work, When the weather is warm and brightWhile underneath the eaves The brooding swallows cling As if to show me their sunny backs And... | |
 | Lucius Osgood - 1858 - 494 pagina’s
...and gusset, and band, Till the heart is sick, and the brain benumb'd, As well as the weary hand. 8. "Work! work! work! In the dull December light, And...me their sunny backs And twit me with the spring. 9. " Oh ! but to breathe the breath Of the cowslip and primrose sweet, With the sky above my head,... | |
 | 1858 - 424 pagina’s
...light: And write — write — write! When the weather is warm and bright ; While underneath the eavei The brooding swallows cling, As if to show me their...sunny backs, And twit me with the spring. Oh ! but for one short hour ! A respite, however brief! Ho blessed leisure for love or hope, But only time for... | |
 | England - 1860 - 532 pagina’s
...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...the dull December light, And work — work — work, AYhen the weather is warm and bright — While underneath the eaves The brooding swallows cling, As... | |
 | 1860 - 568 pagina’s
...Workman, No. 6C. "I'll gild the faces of the grooms withal, That it may seem their guilt." — Macbeth. " While underneath the eaves The brooding swallows cling,...me their sunny backs, And twit me with the spring." " The Song of the Shirt." To which, perhaps, might be added the first six lines of Coleridge's " Sonnet... | |
 | 1860 - 582 pagina’s
...Workman, No. C6. "I'll gild the faces of the grooms withal, That it may seem their guilt." — Macbeth. "While underneath the eaves The brooding swallows...me their sunny backs, And twit me with the spring." " The Song of the Shirt." To which, perhaps, might be added the first six lines of Coleridge's " Sonnet... | |
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Work — work — work ! In the dull December light; And work — work — work! When the weather is warm and bright; While underneath the eaves The brooding swallows cling, As if to show me their sunny backs, And twit me with the spring. 
