 O men, with sisters dear ! O men, with mothers and wives ! It is not linen you're wearing out, 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...  The Guardian - Página 491873Vista completa - Acerca de este libro
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...Shragg has wide ears. The pieman comes to the fourth verse — " 0 ! men, with sisters dear, O ! men, with mothers and wives, It is not linen you're wearing...with a double thread, A shroud as well as a shirt." " Stop," says a Spitalfields weaver, " God plants truth in the hearts of men, and this is of it." "... | |
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...asleep. And sew them on in a dream ! 0 ! men, with sisters dear ! O ! men, with mothers and wives I It is not linen you're wearing out, But human creatures'...But why do I talk of Death ? That phantom of grisly hone, 1 hardly fear his terrible shape, It seems so like my own. It Booms so like my own, Because of... | |
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...bie Jinöpf« in ©d}laf oerfaUe unb fie annähe im Kvaume ! О \ Men , with Sisters dear ! 0 ! Mea , with Mothers and Wives ! It is not linen you're wearing...lives ! Stitch! stitch! stitch! In poverty, hunger an dirt, Sewing at one«, with a double thread, A Shroud as well as a Shirt *). Bat why do I talk of... | |
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...asleep, And sew them on in a dream 1 0 ! men, with sisters near ! О ! men, with mothers and wir« ! It is not linen you're wearing out, But human creatures'...Stitch— stitch— stitch ! In poverty, hunger, and dirt, Sowing at once, with a double thread, A shroud as welt os a shirt. But why do I talk of Death ? That... | |
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...her hard condition. The case may apply as well to laborers of the other sex, if not even better. " But why do I talk of death. That phantom of grisly bone ; I hardly fear his terrible shape, It seems so like my own — It seems so like my own, Because of the... | |
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..." O! Men, with Sisters dear ! O! Men ! with Mothers and Wives ! It is not linen you're wearing out, In poverty, hunger, and dirt, Sewing at once, with a double thread, But human creatures' lives ! Stitch—stitch—stitch, A Shroud as well as a Shirt. "But why do I talk... | |
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...seam, Till over the buttons I fall asleep, And sew them on in my dream ! " Oh ! men with sisters dear ! It is not linen you're wearing out, But human creatures'...do I talk of death, That phantom of grisly bone ; I hardly fear his terrible shape, It seems so like my own — It seems so like my own, Because of the... | |
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...my dream ! " Oh ! men with sisters dear ! Oh ! men with mothers and wives ! It i . not linen you 're wearing out, But human creatures' lives ! Stitch—...and dirt ; Sewing at once, with a double thread, A SRROUD as well as a shirt ! " But why do I talk of death, That phantom of grisly bone; I hardly fear... | |
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...over the buttons I fall asleep, And sew them on in my dream ! " Oh ! men with sisters dear ! Oh! men with mothers and wives ! It is not linen you're wearing out, But human creatures' lives ! Stitch—stitch—stitch ! In poverty, hunger, and dirt. Sewing at once, with a double thread, A... | |
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...over the buttons I fall asleep, And sew them on in a dream ! " 0 ! Men, with sisters dear ! O! Men, with mothers and wives! It is not linen you're wearing...do I talk of Death ? That Phantom of grisly bone; I hardly fear his terrible shape, It seems so like my own — It seems so like my own Because of the... | |
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