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Men must work, and women must weep, / Though storms be sudden, and waters deep, / And the harbour bar be moaning.
Men must work, and women must weep, / Though storms be sudden, and waters deep, / And the harbour bar be moaning.
Approximate author period: c. 1847 AD · industrial
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- Charles Kingsley
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- Approximate author period: c. 1847 AD · industrial
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- Dictionary of Quotations (1893) (1893 AD)
Printed citation: Charles Kingsley. · page_275
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