chimneysweepers
Victorian rooftop workers
Chimneysweepers are people who clean soot and debris from chimneys—a trade historically associated with young boys small enough to climb inside flues.
The plural appears in the title of William Blake's poems "The Chimney Sweeper," which depicted the brutal conditions of child laborers.
Now usually two words: chimney sweepers.
Carbon from incomplete burning
- flueChimney's inner passage
- brushBristled cleaning tool
- rooftopBuilding's top exterior surface
- ladderPortable climbing frame
tradesman · apprentice · Victorian · hearth · ash · stack · cleaner · inspection
Child chimney cleaners
- child laborMinors performing paid work
- orphanChild whose parents died
- workhouseInstitution housing poor laborers
- VictorianOf a prim era
Dickensian · indentured · exploitation · reform · cramped · stunted · cancer · testament
Chance affecting outcomes
- weddingMarriage rite and feast
- traditionCustom passed through generations
- blessingPrayer seeking divine favor
- New YearJanuary first celebration
good fortune · superstition · kiss · bride · top hat · talisman · charm · omen
soot
Carbon from incomplete burning
ladder · tradesman · apprentice · Victorian · hearth · ash · stack · cleaner · inspection · creosote
climbing boys
Child chimney cleaners
- child laborMinors performing paid work
- orphanChild whose parents died
- workhouseInstitution housing poor laborers
Victorian · Dickensian · indentured · exploitation · reform · cramped · stunted · cancer · testament · hardship
luck
Chance affecting outcomes
- weddingMarriage rite and feast
- traditionCustom passed through generations
- blessingPrayer seeking divine favor
New Year · good fortune · superstition · kiss · bride · top hat · talisman · charm · omen · prosperity
Blake
Anglo-Saxon personal name
symbolism · social critique · exploitation · childhood · darkness · mortality · weep · angel · coffin · lamb
dandelion
Yellow flower, white puffball
- seedheadMature flower bearing seeds
- puffballSpherical spore-releasing fungus
- wildflowerUncultivated flowering plant
weed · meadow · blowing · wishes · clock · fluffy · dispersal · parachute · white · sphere
chimneysweepershouseholders
People occupying residences
lords of the manor · aristocrats · masters · landed gentry · industrialists
sweep, chimney, sweeping, fireplace, swept, sweeper, sweeps, sweepers