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A warke it ys as easie to be done
As tys to saye Jacke! robys on.
A warke it ys as easie to be done
As tys to saye Jacke! robys on.
A day's work is a day's work, neither more nor less, and the man
who does it needs a read more
A day's work is a day's work, neither more nor less, and the man
who does it needs a day's sustenance, a night's repose, and due
leisure, whether he be a painter or ploughman.
O, how full of briers is this working-day world!
O, how full of briers is this working-day world!
How bething the, gentliman,
How Adam dalf, and Eve span.
How bething the, gentliman,
How Adam dalf, and Eve span.
Handle your tools without mittens.
Handle your tools without mittens.
The world is filled with willing people; some willing to work, the rest willing to let them.
The world is filled with willing people; some willing to work, the rest willing to let them.
And the Sons of Mary smile and are blessed--they know the angels
are on their side:
They know read more
And the Sons of Mary smile and are blessed--they know the angels
are on their side:
They know in them is the Grace confessed, and for them are the
Mercies multiplied;
They sit at the Feet, they hear the Word, they see how truly the
Promise runs;
They have cast their burden upon the Lord, and--the Lord He lays
it on Martha's sons!
'Tis toil's reward, that sweetens industry,
As love inspires with strength the enraptur'd thrush.
'Tis toil's reward, that sweetens industry,
As love inspires with strength the enraptur'd thrush.
People intoxicate themselves with work so they won't see how they really are.
People intoxicate themselves with work so they won't see how they really are.
