 Work, work, work, In the dull December light, And work, work, work, When the weather Is warm and bright, While underneath the eaves The brooding swallows cling, As if to show me their sunny backs, And twit me with the spring.  The Mother's Assistant and Young Lady's Friend - Page 481846Full view - About this book
 | Charlotte Fiske Bates - American poetry - 1832 - 1022 pages
...and gusset, and band — Till the heart is sick and the brain benumbed, As well as the weary hand. " Work — work — work In the dull December light!...me their sunny backs, And twit me with the spring. " O! but to breathe the breath Of the cowslip and primrose sweet — With the sky above my head, And... | |
 | Literature - 1861 - 676 pages
...freshness, fragrance, and verdure, was infinitely worw,"f &c. But what is this to the mortal desperation of Work — work— -work When the weather is warm and...eaves The brooding swallows cling As if to show me then- sunny backs And twit me with the spring. Oh ! but to breathe the breath Of -the cowslip and primrose... | |
 | George Pope Morris, Nathaniel Parker Willis - 1843 - 530 pages
...and gusset, and hand, Till the heart is sick, and the brain benumb'd, As well as the weary hand. " Work— work— work ! In the dull December light,...sunny backs, And twit me with the spring. " Oh ! but to breathe the breath Of the cowslip and primrose sw With the sky above my head And the grass beneath... | |
 | 1844 - 858 pages
...Seam, and gusset, and band, Till the heart is sick, and the brain benumbed, As well as the weary hand. ¿! [5* U hT 2 N Xy*K 2 IVW [<JvqnA y5 | sx XM8 J... <n "݂S 47f q<2 2] z 4 Ȋ ( f | eÌ) j to breathe the breath Of the cowslip and primrose sweet— With the sky above my head. And the gross... | |
 | Charlotte Elizabeth Tonna - 1844 - 622 pages
...and gusset, and band, Till the heart is sick, and the brain benumb'd, As well as the weary hand. " Work — work — work, In the dull December light,...sunny backs And twit me with the spring. " Oh ! but to breathe the breath Of the cowslip and primrose sweet — With the sky above my bead, And the grass... | |
 | Johann Georg Kohl - Great Britain - 1844 - 316 pages
...and gusset, and band, Till the heard is sick, and the brain benumb'd, As well as the weary hand **). Work! work! work! In the dull December light, And...me their .sunny backs And twit me with the spring '**). *) ©cb,affe! Waffe! fcíjuffe! 50tcme7írbett §6rt nimmer auf; unb пае ifl if)t Coijn? (Sin... | |
 | Johann Georg Kohl - 1844 - 316 pages
...heard is sick, and the brain beoumb'd, As well as the weary hand "). Work! work! work! In the dnll December light, And work! work! work! When the weather...show me their sunny backs And twit me with the spring "*).. ') <3cb,affe! fdjaffe! fdjaffe! SOîeme Arbeit 6.6rt nimmer auf ; unb rcaê ift ¡fir Ссфп?... | |
 | 1844 - 878 pages
...Seam, and gusset, and band, Till the heart is bick, and the brain benumbed, As well as the weary hand. Work — work— work ! In the dull December light...the weather is warm and bright — While underneath tho caves The brooding swallows cling, As if to show UK; their sunny bocks, And twit me with the spring.... | |
 | Thomas Hood - 1845 - 442 pages
...and gusset, and band, Till the heart is sick and the brain benumbed, As well as the weary hand ! " Work — work — work, In the dull December light...sunny backs, And twit me with the Spring. " Oh ! but to breathe the breath Of the cowslip and primrose sweet ; With the sky above my head, And the grass... | |
 | Thomas Hood - English literature - 1845 - 434 pages
...and gusset, and band, Till the heart is sick and the brain benumbed, As well as the weary hand ! " Work — work — work, In the dull December light...sunny backs, And twit me with the Spring. " Oh ! but to breathe the breath Of the cowslip and primrose sweet ; With the sky above my head, And the grass... | |
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