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 hums doleful through the day ;— There children dwell who know no parents... Once Upon a Time - Página 136por Charles Knight - 1854Vista completa - Acerca de este libro
| Casket - 1873 - 912 páginas
...since." That was the end of Yaon's story. THE PARISH POOR-HOUSE. There in jam home that boldi the pariah bright, and on the ri^-ht »WiLttit Went down into the sea. Higher and higher vapour* flagging play. And the dull wheel hums doleful through the dij : There children dwell who know... | |
| Illustrated reader - 1874 - 408 páginas
...not aid." Thus groan the old, till, by disease opprest, They taste a final woe, and then they rest. Theirs is yon house that holds the parish poor, Whose...play, And the dull wheel hums doleful through the days There children dwell who know no parents' care; Parents, who know no children's love, dwell there... | |
| Robert Chambers, Robert Carruthers - 1876 - 870 páginas
...inhale its freshness and gaze upon its waters. Tlu Parish Workhouse and Apothecary. From The У ¡liage. ; Parents, who know no children's love, dwell there ; Heart-broken matrons on their joyless bed, Forsaken... | |
| Joseph Cochrane - 1876 - 384 páginas
...England. We quote from an old work issued from the press nearly one hundred years ago : '•Behold yon house that holds the parish poor, Whose walls...scarce bear the broken door; There where the putrid vapors flagging play, And the dull wheel hums doleful through the day; There children dwell who know... | |
| William Davidson (B.A.), Joseph Crosby Alcock - 1877 - 240 páginas
...side* 42. Two summers since I saw, at Lamma's fair, The sweetest flower that ever blossomed there. 43. Theirs is yon house that holds the parish poor, Whose walls of mud scarce hold the broken door. 44. At Timou's villa let us pass a day ; Where all cry out, " What sums are thrown... | |
| George Crabbe, A. C. Cunningham - 1877 - 568 páginas
...aid." 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 mnd scarce bear the broken door; There, where the putrid vapours, flagging, play, And the dull wheel... | |
| Robert Cochrane (miscellaneous writer) - 1878 - 570 páginas
...be recognised by every reader. Let us begin with a mournful scene — it is the house of poverty : " Theirs is yon house that holds the parish poor, Whose...;— There children dwell, who know no parents' care ; Parents, who know no children's love, dwell there ! Heart-broken matrons on their Joyless bed. Forsaken... | |
| Sir Spencer Walpole - 1878 - 680 páginas
...; no attempt was made to provide the commonest appliances for ensuring health, warmth, or decency. Theirs is yon house, that holds the parish poor, Whose...play, And the dull wheel hums doleful through the day. Such is that room which one rude l1eam divides, And naked rafters form the sloping sides : Where the... | |
| Sir Spencer Walpole - 1878 - 704 páginas
...ensuring health, warmth, or decency. Theirs is yon house, that holds the parish jx>or, Whose walls of nmd scarce bear the broken door ; There, where the putrid...play, And the dull wheel hums doleful through the day. • • • • • Such is that room which one rude l>eam divides, And naked rafters form the sloping... | |
| David Charles Bell - 1879 - 556 páginas
...war's loud thunders lash the winds no more. XLVn. — THE PAEISH POOR-HOTJSE. — OraMe. THEKE, in yon house, that holds the parish poor, Whose walls...; There children dwell, who know no parents, care ; Parents, who know no children's love, dwell there : Heart-broken matrons on their joyless bed, Forsaken... | |
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