 Work ! work ! work ! till the brain 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. O men, with sisters dear...  Chambers's Edinburgh Journal - Page 471844Full view - About this book
 | Arthur William A'Beckett - 1870 - 356 pages
...— 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 ! It may be urged that now that science has lent its aid, that the prospects of the shirt-makers have... | |
 | Epes Sargent - 1870 - 538 pages
...— 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 ! IV. " O, men, with sisters dear ! O, men, with mothers and wives ! It is not linen you 're wearing... | |
 | Philip Lawrence - 1870 - 422 pages
...— work Till the eyes are heavy and dim 1 Seam, and gusset, aud band, Band, and gusset, and seam, Till over the buttons I fall asleep, And sew them on in a dreamt " O men, with sisters dear ! O men, with mothers and wives 1 It is not linen you're wearing... | |
 | Angela Gillespie, Member of the Order of the Holy Cross - 1871 - 664 pages
...— work, Till the eyes are heavy and dim 1 Seam, and gusset, and band, Band, and gusset, and seam, Till over the buttons I fall asleep, And sew them on in a dream I 4. Oh 1 men, with sisters dear 1 Oh I men, with mothers and wives ! It is not linen you're wearing... | |
 | Francis Henry Underwood - 1871 - 664 pages
...— work Till the eyes arc heavy and dim I Seam, and gusset, 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 ! O, men, with mothers and wives I It is not linen you're wearing outf '... | |
 | Thomas Hood - 1871 - 466 pages
...— 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,... | |
 | Philip Lawrence - 1871 - 410 pages
...• 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 ! " O men, with sisters dear ! O men, with mothers and wives ! It is not linen you're wearing out,... | |
 | William Cullen Bryant - 1871 - 968 pages
...work Till the eyes are heavy and dim ! Seam, and gusset, and band. Band, and gusset, and seam, — aceless, worthless wight thou must be ; No German maid de drtam ! " 0 men with sisters dear ! 0 men with mothers and wives ! It is not linen you 're wearing... | |
 | 1872 - 900 pages
...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 ! "0 men with sisters dear ! 0 men with mothers and wives I It is not linen you 're wearing out, But human creatures' lives !... | |
 | Thomas Hood - 1872 - 472 pages
...— 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,... | |
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