toiled

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Toiled in craft and cunning And strength of ripening brain, Till rose the form that grasped the world And made it his domain.

From Selected Poems by Barnard, William Francis

In a small chamber, friendless and unseen, Toiled o'er his types one poor unlearned young man.

From The Abolitionists Together With Personal Memories Of The Struggle For Human Rights by Hume, John F. (John Ferguson)

Down in the city the people but noted   One who was silent when things went awry, Toiled at dull tasks, and was strangely devoted   To small deeds of kindness that others passed by.

From The Miracle and Other Poems by Sheard, Virna

So I left the plain, and weary, Fainting, yet with hope sustained, Toiled through pathways long and dreary Till the mountain top was gained.

From Legends and Lyrics Part 1 by Dickens, Charles

Grundelheim, in his celebrated "Toilers who have Toiled," relates how desperately hard she worked with her mangle in the Konigstrasse.

From Terribly Intimate Portraits by Loraine, Lorn