 But human creatures' lives ! Stitch, stitch, stitch, In poverty, hunger, and dirt. Sewing at once, with a double thread A shroud as well as a shirt ! But why do I talk of Death ? That phantom of grisly bone ? I hardly fear his terrible shape, It seems...  The Dublin university magazine - Sivu 572tekijä(t) University magazine - 1846Koko teos - Tietoja tästä kirjasta
 | Epes Sargent - 1867 - 544 sivua
...Stitch — stitch — stitch, In poverty, hunger, and dirt, Sewing at once, with a double thread, .A shroud as well as a shirt. " But why do I talk of death, That phantom of grisly bone, It seems so like my own, Because of the fasts I keep, O God ! that bread should be so dear, And flesh... | |
 | Andrew Comstock, Philip Lawrence - 1808 - 596 sivua
...Stitch — stitch — stitch, In poverty, hunger, and dirt, Sewing at once, with a double thread, A shroud as well as a shirt. "But why do I talk of Death...Oh, God | that bread should be so dear, And flesh and blood so cheap ! " Work — work— work ! My labor never flags ; And whac are its wages ? A bed... | |
 | Caroline Matilda Kirkland - 1868 - 712 sivua
...Stitch — stitch — stitch, In poverty, hunger, and dirt ; Sewing at once, with a double thread, A SHROUD as well as a shirt. « But why do I talk of...like my own ! It seems so like my own Because of the fast I keep ; O God ! that bread should be so dear, And flesh and blood so cheap 1 " Work — work... | |
 | Epes Sargent - 1868 - 544 sivua
...hunger, and dirt, Sewing at once, with a double thread, A shroud as well as a shirt. v. " But w hy do I talk of death, That phantom of grisly bone, I...fear his terrible shape, It seems so like my own, Because of the fasts I keep, 0 God! that bread should be so dear, And flesh and blood so cheap! VI.... | |
 | John Dudley Philbrick - 1868 - 636 sivua
...Stitch, — stitch, — stitch, In poverty, hunger, and dirt, Sewing at once, with a double thread, A shroud as well as a shirt. " But why do I talk of death, That Phantom of grizzly bone ? I hardly fear his terrible shape, It seems so like my own ; It seems so like my own,... | |
 | Caroline Matilda Kirkland - 1868 - 710 sivua
...hunger, and dirt ; Sewing at once, with a double thread, A sintocD as well as a shirt. GARLAND. H5 " But why do I talk of Death, That phantom of grisly bone ? I hardly fear hia terrible shape, It seems so like my own ! It seems so like my own Because of the fast I keep ;... | |
 | M. S. Mitchell - 1869 - 416 sivua
...not linen you're wearing out. But human creatures' lives ! Sewing at once, with a double thread, A shroud as well as a shirt. "But why do I talk of Death?...Oh, God ! that bread should be so dear, And flesh and blood so cheap ! " Work — work — work ! My labor never flags; And what are its wages? A bed... | |
 | Scottish school-book assoc - 1869 - 438 sivua
...poverty, hunger and dirt, Sewing, at once, with a double thread, A shroud as well as a shirt. But why do 1 talk of Death, That phantom of grisly bone? I hardly...the fasts I keep, Oh, God ! that bread should be so tlear, And flesh and blood so cheap ! Work ! work ! work ! My labour never flags ; And what are its... | |
 | Charles Dexter Cleveland - 1869 - 810 sivua
...In poverty, hunger, and dirt, Sewing at once, wilh a double thread, A SHROUD as well as a sliirt! " But why do I talk of death, That phantom of grisly...my own — It seems so like my own, Because of the fast I keep : O God ! that bread should be so dear, And flesh and blood so cheap 1 "Work— work—... | |
 | 1891 - 368 sivua
...poverty, hunger, and dirt, — Sewing at once, with a double thread, a shroud as well as a shirt. « Hut why do I talk of Death, that phantom of grisly bone?...seems so like my own, because of the fasts I keep : — Alas ! that bread could be so dear, and flesh and blood so cheap ! « Work, work, work ! my labour... | |
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