At leisure is the Soul 1
That gets a Staggering Blow－
The Width of Life－before it spreads
Without a thing to do－
It begs you give it Work－5
But just the placing Pins－
Or humblest Patchwork－Children do－
To Help its Vacant Hands－
That gets a Staggering Blow－
The Width of Life－before it spreads
Without a thing to do－
It begs you give it Work－5
But just the placing Pins－
Or humblest Patchwork－Children do－
To Help its Vacant Hands－
(F.683/J.618)
[1] leisure, Soul:: a slip of mind.
[3] Width of Life:: the width of clothing for a person's life-size figure.
[4] Without, do:: the cloth cannot be used for a dress.
[6, 7] placing Pins, Patchwork:: a pincushion.