With fingers weary and worn, With eyelids heavy and red, A woman sat in unwomanly rags Plying her needle and thread — Stitch ! stitch ! stitch ! In poverty, hunger and dirt, And still with a voice of dolorous pitch, Would that its tone could reach the... A Treasure Chest of Memories - Seite 175von Joe Mitchell Chapple - 1911 - 447 SeitenVollansicht - Über dieses Buch
| Richard Newton - 1861 - 290 Seiten
...it. It was called " The Song of the Shirt." It described a poor woman at her work in this way, — " With fingers weary and worn, With eyelids heavy and...the ' Song of the Shirt.' " Work— work— work! Till the brain begins to swim ; Work — work — work ! Till the eyes are heavy and dim. Seam, and... | |
| Thomas Hood - 1861 - 394 Seiten
...my heart, But in their briny bed My tears must stop,- for every drop Hinders needle and thread ! " With fingers weary and worn, With eyelids heavy and...and dirt, And still with a voice of dolorous pitch, Would- that its tone could reach the Rich ! She sang this " Song of the Shirt 1'* THE LADY'S DREAM.... | |
| George Stillman Hillard - 1861 - 562 Seiten
...my heart — But in their briny bed My tears must stop, for every drop Hinders needle and thread I " With fingers weary and worn, With eyelids heavy and...and dirt ; And still with a voice of dolorous pitch — Would that its tone could reach the rich ! — She sang this " Song of the Shirt!" CLX. — MOSS-SIDE.... | |
| Richard Newton - 1861 - 326 Seiten
...this way : — " With fingers weary and worn, With eyelids heavy and red, A woman sat in unwomanly rag Plying her needle and thread — • Stitch— stitch—...sang the ' Song of the Shirt.' " Work— work— work ! Till the brain begins to swim ; Work — work — work ! Till the eyes are heavy and dim : Seam,... | |
| John Williamson Palmer - 1861 - 540 Seiten
...stitch ! In poverty, hunger, and dirt ; 170 T;;E r~w ' j3:.7C LIBRARY A ~TOP, LENOX IDN FOUNDATIONS And still with a voice of dolorous pitch She sang...Work, work, work ! While the cock is crowing aloof; And work, work, work ! Till the stars shine through the roof. It's O ! to be a slave Along with the... | |
| Thomas Hood - 1861 - 482 Seiten
...weakness, Her evil behavior, And leaving, with meekness* Her sins to her Saviour ! THE SONG OF THE -SHEET. WITH fingers weary and worn, With .eyelids heavy and...rags, Plying her needle and thread —— Stitch! stiteh! stitch! In poverty, hunger, and dirt, And still with a voice of dolorous pitch She sang the... | |
| Thomas Hood - 1861 - 520 Seiten
...ease my heart, But in their briny bed My tears must stop, for every drop Hinders needle and thread ! " With fingers weary and worn, With eyelids heavy and...woman sat in unwomanly rags, Plying her needle and threw! Stitch ! stitch ! stitch ! In poverty, hunger, and dirt, And still with a voice of dolorous... | |
| English poets - 1862 - 626 Seiten
...ease my heart, But in their briny bed My tears must stop, for every drop Hinders needle and thread." With fingers weary and worn, With eyelids heavy and...and dirt ; And still with a voice of dolorous pitch, Would that its tone could reach the rich ! She sang this " Song of the Shirt 1" A PARENTAL ODE TO MY... | |
| Thomas Hood - 1862 - 522 Seiten
...Hinders needle and thread ! " With fingers weary and worn, With eyelids heavy and red, A woman sat hi unwomanly rags, Plying her needle and thread - Stitch...and dirt, And still with a voice of dolorous pitch, — Would that its tone could reach the rich ! — She sang this " Song of the Shirt I " e* THE LADY'S... | |
| George Vandenhoff - 1862 - 382 Seiten
...; it is difficult to say in which he excelled; he held the master key to each avenue to the heart.} WITH fingers weary and worn, With eyelids heavy and...Plying her needle and thread, — Stitch ! stitch I stitch ! In poverty, hunger, and dirt, And still, with a voice of dolorous pitch, She sang the "... | |
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