 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...  Improvement Era - Seite 191901Vollansicht - Über dieses Buch
 | George Pope Morris, Nathaniel Parker Willis - 1843 - 530 Seiten
...Plying her needle and tbread — Stitсh ! stitrh ! stilch '. In poverty, hunger, and dirt, And s Iili with a voice of dolorous pitch, She sang the " Song of the Shirt ?" " Work ! work ! work ! While the cock is crowing aloof! And work — work — work. Till the etnrs... | |
 | Johann Georg Kohl - 1844 - 316 Seiten
...unb 3»irn ! A Woman sate in unwomanly rags, Plying her needle and thread. Stitch! stitch! stitch! ID poverty, hunger, 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!" *) *) SOTit Ringern... | |
 | 1844 - 878 Seiten
...red, A woman sat in unwomanly racs, Plying her needle and thread — Stitch — rtiteh— otiteh ! In poverty, hunger, and dirt, And still with a voice of dolorous pitch, Would that its tone eould reach the llich Sue song this ' Song of the Shirt I" GRATIFYING FACTS RESPECTING... | |
 | Charlotte Elizabeth Tonna - 1844 - 622 Seiten
...red, A woman sate 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 Rich She sang this " Song of the Shirt! " THE CHRISTIAN LADY'S... | |
 | Thomas Hood - 1845 - 442 Seiten
...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 rich !She sung this " Song of the shirt !" Glimpses of the... | |
 | Rufus Wilmot Griswold - 1845 - 558 Seiten
...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 rich !— She sang this - Song of the Shirt !" SILENCE. is... | |
 | Thomas Hood - 1845 - 434 Seiten
...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 rich !She sung this " Song of the shirt !" NEW AND VALUABLE... | |
 | 1846 - 308 Seiten
...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 She sang the ' Song of the Shirt !' " Work ! work ! work ! While the cock is crowing aloof ! And work— work— work, Till the stars... | |
 | Henry Clapp - 1846 - 228 Seiten
...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, She sang " the Song of the Shirt! " "Work! work! work! While the cock is crowing aloof! And work—work—work! Till the stars shine... | |
 | Thomas Hood - 1846 - 672 Seiten
...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 rich !— She sung this " Song of the shirt !" ... | |
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