O men with sisters dear,
O men with mothers and wives,
It is not linen you 're wearing out,
But human creatures' lives!
-- Thomas Hood (1798-1845)
-- The Song of the Shirt
O men with mothers and wives,
It is not linen you 're wearing out,
But human creatures' lives!
-- Thomas Hood (1798-1845)
-- The Song of the Shirt
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