 Thus groan the old, till by disease oppress'd, They taste a final woe, and then they rest. Theirs is yon House, that holds the parish poor, Whose walls of mud scarce bear the broken door; There, where the putrid vapours, flagging, play, And the dull wheel...  Annual Register of World Events - Page 1841800Full view - About this book
 | William Chambers, Robert Chambers - English literature - 1869 - 528 pages
...woe, and then they rest. Theirs is yon house that holds the parish poor, Whose walls of mud scarce bear the broken door ; There, where the putrid vapours...Parents, who know no children's love, dwell there ; * A pauper who, being nearly past his labour, is employed by different masters for a length of time... | |
 | Charles Dexter Cleveland - English literature - 1869 - 810 pages
...holds the pariah poor, Whose walls of mud scarce bear the broken door ! There, where the putrid vapors, flagging, play, And the dull wheel hums doleful through...love, dwell there ; Heart-broken matrons on their joyless lied, Forsaken wives, and mothers never wed, Dejected widows with unheeded tears. And crippled... | |
 | Chambers W. and R., ltd - 1870 - 266 pages
...woe, and then they rest. Theirs is yon house that holds the parish poor, Whose walls of mud scarce bear the broken door ; There, where the putrid vapours...Parents, who know no children's love, dwell there ; * A pauper who, being nearly past his labour, is employed by different masters for a length of t'me... | |
 | Chalmers association - 1870 - 252 pages
...the present day as I am capable of giving. Step into any one of moderate size, and what do we see ? " There children dwell who know no parents' care ; Parents,...love, dwell there ; Heart-broken matrons on their joyless bed, Forsaken wives, and mothers never wed, Dejected widows with unheeded tears, And crippled... | |
 | William Lucas Sargant - Economics - 1872 - 346 pages
...luxury of paupers. (27) "Theirs is yon house that holds the parish poor, Whose walls of mud scarce bear the broken door ; There, where the putrid vapours...children's love dwell there ; Heart-broken matrons on their joyless bed, Forsaken wives, and mothers never wed ; Dejected widows, with unheeded tears, And crippled... | |
 | William Lucas Sargant - Economics - 1872 - 338 pages
...parish poor, Whose walls of mud scarce bear the broken door; There, where the putrid vapours nagging play, And the dull wheel hums doleful through the...children's love dwell there; Heart-broken matrons on their joyless bed, Forsaken wives, and mothers never wed; Dejected widows, with unheeded tears, And crippled... | |
 | Samuel Orchart Beeton - American poetry - 1873 - 782 pages
...WORKHOUSE AND APOTHECARY. Theirs is yon house that holds the parish poor, Whose walls of mud scarce -. ȍ-. joyless bed, Forsaken wives and mothers never wed, Dejected widows with unheeded tears, And crippled... | |
 | William Henry Davenport Adams - Poetry - 1873 - 552 pages
...holds the parish poor, e M fy. jS @1 Whose walls of mud scarce bear the broken door ; | H « Q U E g There, where the putrid vapours, flagging, play, And...love, dwell there ! Heart-broken matrons on their joyless bed, "ii M o Ef ?' H < Forsaken wives, and mothers never wed; o H s 1 £ s £ E g i g i £... | |
 | Frederick A. Laing - English language - 1873 - 262 pages
...fellow-creatures. THE PARISH WORKHOUSE. " Theirs is yon house that holds the parish poor, Whose walls of mud scarce bear the broken door; There, where the putrid vapours...Parents, who know no children's love, dwell there; Dejected widows with unheeded tears, And crippled age with more than childhood-fears; The lame, the... | |
 | Anthologia Anglica - 1873 - 512 pages
...efforu. THE PARISH WORKHOUSE. THEIRS is yon house that holds the parish poor, Whose walls of mud scarce bear the broken door ; There, where the putrid vapours...parents' care ; Parents, who know no children's love, live there ; Heart-broken matrons on their joyless bed ; Forsaken wives and mothers never wed ; Dejected... | |
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