| Great Britain. Committee on Education - 1864 - 200 pages
...Search of a Wife, Siriciiam on Female Education, Practical Piety, Moral Sketches. THE TWO WEAVEES. As at their work two weavers sat, Beguiling time with...So high, a weaver scarce could eat ! " What with my babes and sickly wife," Quoth Dick, " I'm almost tir'd of life ; So hard we work, so poor we fare,... | |
| Joseph Edwards Carpenter - 1866 - 238 pages
...stillness dark and deep, Lying on her mother's bosom Little Bessie fell asleep ! THE TWO WEAYEBS. Mas. HANNAH MORE. As at their work two weavers sat Beguiling time with friendly chat, They touched upon the price of meat, So high, a weaver scarce could eat ! " What with my babes and sickly... | |
| James Fleming - 1866 - 382 pages
...dying day, sir, That whatsoever king shall reign, Still I'll he vicar of Bray, sir. THE TWO WEAVERS. As at their work two weavers sat Beguiling time with friendly chat, They touched upon the price of meat, So high, a weaver scarce cauld eat ! " What with my babes and sickly... | |
| Richard Edwards - 1867 - 386 pages
...gentleman, I'd have you know." 8. " Excuse the liberty I take," XLIL—THE TWO WEAVERS. HANNAH MORE. 1. As at their work two weavers sat, • Beguiling time with friendly chat, They touched upon the price of meat, So high, a weaver scarce could eat. 2. " What with my brats and sickly... | |
| Richard Edwards - 1867 - 374 pages
...gentleman, I'd have you know." 8. " Excuse the liberty I take," XLIL— THE TWO WEAVERS. HANNAH MORE. 1. As at their work two weavers sat, Beguiling time with friendly chat, They touched upon the price of meat, So high, a weaver scarce could eat. 2. " What with my brats and sickly... | |
| Young housekeeper - 1869 - 426 pages
...Hannah More's verse we append the following:— THE TWO WBAVEBS. As at their work two weavers pat, Beguiling time with friendly chat, They touch'd upon...my brats and sickly wife," Quoth Dick, " I'm almost tired of life; So hard my work, so poor my fare, 'Tis more than mortal man can bear. " How glorious... | |
| Charles Dexter Cleveland - 1869 - 810 pages
...THE TWO WEAVERS. As at their work two weavers sat, licgniliug time with friendly chat, They touclrd upon the price of meat, So high, a weaver scarce could eat. "What with my brats and sickly wife," Cjuoth Dick, "I'm almost tired of life; So hard my work, so poor my fare, 'Tis more than mortal man... | |
| St. Andrew's Church (Headington, Oxford, England) - 1869 - 348 pages
...has a very beneficial effect on the health of the poorest classes of our closely-peopled towns. STtoo As at their work two weavers sat, Beguiling time with friendly chat, They touched upon the price of meat, So high a weaver scarce could cat ! "What with my babes and sickly... | |
| Marcius Willson - 1870 - 382 pages
...entire, scheme of God's providence by the very small part of it which falls under our observation.] 1. As at their work two weavers sat, . Beguiling time...of meat', — So high, a weaver scarce could eat. 2. " What with my brats, and sickly wife," Quoth Dick, " I'm almost tired of life ; So hard my work',... | |
| Henry Llewellyn Williams - 1870 - 204 pages
...simple, unaffected conversational manner ; still it admits of much quiet emphasis, and subdued irony : As at their work two weavers sat, Beguiling time with friendly chat, They touched upon the price of meat, So high, a weaver scarce could eat. d " What with my brats and sickly... | |
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