 Work — work — work! My labor never flags; And what are its wages? A bed of straw, A crust of bread — and rags, That shattered roof — and this naked floor • A table — a broken chair — And a wall so blank my shadow I thank For sometimes falling...  Chambers's Edinburgh Journal - Page 471844Full view - About this book
 | 1863 - 150 pages
...work — work — my labour never flags : And what are its wages ? a bed of straw — a crust of bread and rags ; That shattered roof , and this naked floor...prisoners work for crime ! Band, and gusset, and seam — scam, and gusset, and band, Till the heart is sick, and the brain benumbed, as well as the weary... | |
 | George Stillman Hillard - 1863 - 390 pages
...! My labor never flags ; And what are its wages ? A bed of straw, A crust of bread — and rags : A shattered roof — and this naked floor — A table...blank my shadow I thank For sometimes falling there I 7. " Work — work — work ! From weary chime to chime ; Work — work — work ! Band, and gusset,... | |
 | Richard Green Parker, James Madison Watson - 1863 - 614 pages
...never flags ; And what are its wages ? A bed of straw, A crust of bread — and rags : A shatter' (1 roof — and this naked floor — A table — a broken chair' — And a wall so blank, my shadSw I thankj For sometimes falling there !* 7. "Work — work — work! From weary chime to chime... | |
 | Scottish school-book assoc - 1863 - 438 pages
...? a bed of straw, A crust of bread and rags. That shatter'd roof—and this naked floorA table—a broken chair— And a wall so blank, my shadow I thank For sometimes falling there ! Work I work ! work ! From weary chime to chime, Work ! work ! work ! As prisoners work for crime ! Band... | |
 | John Epy Lovell - 1866 - 568 pages
...Death ? That phantom of grisly bone, I hardly fear his terrible shape, It seems so like my own — This shattered roof— and this naked floor A table—...For sometimes falling there ! " Work— work— work 1 From weary chime to chime, Work — work — work, As prisoners work for crime I Band, and gusset,... | |
 | 1866 - 392 pages
...labour never flags ; And what are its wages ? A bed of straw, A crust of bread, and rags. That shatter'd roof — and this naked floor — A table — a broken...blank, my shadow I thank For sometimes falling there." What is it that makes her, in the midst of her weariness, so unflagging in her industry? Is it mere... | |
 | 1866 - 858 pages
...tho; take only a few hours' sloop, otherwise they couU not earn enough to keep themselves alivo. " Work — work — work, From weary chime to chime; Work - work — work, As prisoners work for crime ! THE DEEPER DEPTH. 371 " Band, and gusset, and seam, Seam, and gusset, and banJ, 'Till the heart ia... | |
 | Epes Sargent - 1867 - 544 pages
...work — work ! My labor never flags ; And what are its wages ? A bed of straw, A crust of bread,'— and rags, — That shattered roof — and this naked...blank, my shadow I thank For sometimes falling there! vn. " Work — work — work ! From weary chime to chime ! Work — work — work, As prisoners work... | |
 | William Holmes McGuffey - 1867 - 758 pages
..."Work! work! work! My labor never flags ; And what are its wages ? A bed of straw, A crust of bread, and rags, That shattered roof, and this naked floor,...+blank, my shadow I thank For sometimes falling there. 7. "Work! work! work! From weary +chime to chime ! Work ! work ! work ! As prisoners work for crime!... | |
 | Richard Edwards - 1867 - 510 pages
...work — work! My labor never flags ; And what are its wages ? A bed of straw, A crust of bread — and rags; That shattered roof — and this naked floor—*...blank, my shadow I thank For sometimes falling there I 7. "Work — work — work From weary chime to chime ; Work — work — work As prisoners work for... | |
| |
