THE WORLD GIVEN UP.
It would hardly be possible to sound lower depths of pessimism than have been roached by an inmate of Poplar, London, casual ward, charged with refusing to do his allotted task of breaking stones. Asked for an explanation, the man replied in a tone of profound resignation that he did not do any work, as ha "had given up the world for a bad job.".
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Evening Post, Volume XCIII, Issue 48, 24 February 1917, Page 14
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69THE WORLD GIVEN UP. Evening Post, Volume XCIII, Issue 48, 24 February 1917, Page 14
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