 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
 | Francis Henry Underwood - 1875 - 660 pages
...— work — work I 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...Work — work — work, As prisoners work for crime I Band, and gusset, and seam, Seam, and gusset, and band, Till the heart is sick, and the brain benumbed,... | |
 | Richard Newton - 1875 - 218 pages
...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...Work — work — work ! From weary chime to chime -T Work — work — work ! As prisoners work for crime. Band, and gusset, and seam, Seam, and gusset,... | |
 | 1875 - 856 pages
...sustained, bring no curse ? Let us look at one more picture — our sad old picture of the needlewoman : — Work, work, work, From weary chime to chime ; Work,...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 hand.... | |
 | 1891 - 368 pages
...work, work ! my labour never flags : — And what are its wages? A bed of straw.... a cust of bread.... and rags; — That shattered roof.... and this naked...so blank, my shadow I thank for sometimes falling « Work, work, work! from weary chime to chime! — Work, work, work ! as prisoners work for crime.... | |
 | 1901 - 502 pages
...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 there. "Work—work—work! from weary chime to chime, Work—work—work as prisoners work for crime! Band,... | |
 | 1974 - 2200 pages
...flag: And what are Its wages? A bed of straw, A crust of bread, and rags. That shattered roof and the naked floor, A table, a broken chair. And a wall so...work, From weary chime to chime; Work, work, work. As a prisoner works for crime. Band, gusset, and seam, Seam, gusset, and band. Till the heart Is sick... | |
 | 1933 - 668 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!" 4. "O men, with sisters dear! О men, with mothers and wives! It is not linen you're wearing out, But... | |
 | Peter Scheckner - 1989 - 360 pages
...bed of straw, A crust of bread—and rags. That shatter'd roof—and this naked floor— A 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!... | |
 | Scott Simmon - 1993 - 196 pages
...labour never flags; And what are its wages? A bed of straw, A crust of bread - and rags. That sharter'd roof - and this naked floor A table - a broken chair...so blank, my shadow I thank For sometimes falling there!11 The film's plot line, with the consumptive sister and distracted employer, owes nothing to... | |
 | Mark Michael Smith - 1997 - 334 pages
...balance slaveholders had to maintain between being masters of or slaves to their own temporal dictates: Work— work— work! From weary chime to chime; Work— work— work! As prisoners work for crime.137 Once they had created time the tyrant, masters could not depose him. Democratic in his sources... | |
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