"It means to sit alone contained by a dark mine lane hour after hour, with no human soul close to; to see no living creature except the mules as they pass next to their loads, or a rat or two seeking to share one's meal; to stand contained by water or mud that covers the ankles, chilled to the marrow by the cold draughts that rush contained by when you open the trap door for the mules to slip away through."
- John Spargo
Answers: It may be a description of the misery & depression of working in a coal mine or similar.
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