How we cite our quotes: (Line)
Quote #4
-"Your hands were like paws then, you face blue and bleak
But now I'm bewitched by your delicate cheek,
And your little gloves fit as on any la-dy!"- (13-15)
People in different social classes speak and look different. The word "paws" makes the poor laborers of the country seem less human, as does the strange "blue and bleak" appearance of their faces.
Quote #5
"My dear - raw country girl, such as you be,
Cannot quite expect that. You ain't ruined," said she. (23-24)
If 'Melia is "polished," the other woman is "raw." In 'Melia's eyes, the lower classes are, essentially, immature, unripe, dirty—anything but clean and elegant. Just think of what a piece of gross, raw meat looks like to get an idea of how the metaphor is working (we know: eww).
Quote #6
-"You used to call home-life a hag-ridden dream,
And you'd sigh, and you'd sock; but at present you seem
To know not of megrims or melancho-ly!"- (17-19)
The other woman in this poem seems to think that the higher classes don't experience any of the emotional pain ("megrims and melancholy") that the poor folk do. It is as if life is all hunky dory, fine and dandy for rich people.