Thomas Hood Quotes on Work
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Seem'd washing his hands with invisible soap In imperceptible water.
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With fingers weary and worn, With eyelids heavy and red, A woman sat, in unwomanly rags, Plying her needle and thread- Stitch! stitch! stitch! In poverty, hunger, and dirt, And still with a voice of dolorous pitch She sang the 'Song of the Shirt.'
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Work! work! work! While the cock is crowing aloof! And work-work-work, Till the stars shine through the roof!
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Oh, Men, with Sisters dear! Oh, Men, with Mothers and Wives! It is not linen you're wearing out, But human creatures' lives!