2010 reprint of Hewett's 'The Christian muse's birthplace ...', 1848.
A passage from a poem by William Augustus P. Hewett, called 'The Christian muse's birthplace, and filial honour's tribute, a poem', from 1848, refers to the difficult life of the lace makers in England, who were confronted by the marketing of much cheaper machine-made products.
The low priced lace abounding from the loom,
Has withered now the lace trade's bloom,
For pillow lace is paid so small a price,
As to support the maker's can't suffice,
And either to the workhouse they must go,
Or else without, extreme distress must know ....
Digital source illustration (retrieved 18 June 2016).
