ODE TO THE EIGHTHOT! E, DAY. Eight hours work, eight hours play, height hours sleep, eight bob a davIhus the ancient couplet ran ; "' But yet, alas, ’twas only man Who thus was blest, his patient wife Wrought sixteen hours each day of life, Bereft of hope. But, 10, a change is looming o’er Tie scene, I-ull soon beside her lord she'll sta id serene. With Pearson’?; Sand Soap, now, ier work she'll lighten, With it her pots and pans and kett es brighten ; I With Pearson's Sand Soap, too, sin’ll | scrub the floor. j And thus, at 3 p.zn. her work is j o’er. USE PEARSON’S.
PEARSON & GO,, MANUFACTURERS, HAMILTON EAST, WAIKATO.
Permanent link to this item
https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/GIST19020416.2.8.8
Bibliographic details
Gisborne Times, Volume VII, Issue 391, 16 April 1902, Page 1
Word Count
112Page 1 Advertisements Column 8 Gisborne Times, Volume VII, Issue 391, 16 April 1902, Page 1
Using This Item
No known copyright (New Zealand)
To the best of the National Library of New Zealand’s knowledge, under New Zealand law, there is no copyright in this item in New Zealand.
You can copy this item, share it, and post it on a blog or website. It can be modified, remixed and built upon. It can be used commercially. If reproducing this item, it is helpful to include the source.
For further information please refer to the Copyright guide.
Log in