 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 Cambridge Book of Poetry and Song - Seite 282von Charlotte Fiske Bates - 1832 - 882 SeitenVollansicht - Über dieses Buch
 | 1852 - 1080 Seiten
...Hinders needle and thread !" With fingers weary and worn, With eyelids heavy and red, A woman sate in unwomanly rags, Plying her needle and thread-—...reach the Rich ! She sang this " Song of the Shirt!" NOTICES TO CORRESPONDENTS, WE regret much that No. I. of our friend " X, Q,." interesting series came... | |
 | Thomas Hood - 1853 - 422 Seiten
...! A respite, however brief! No blessed leisure for love or hope, But only time for grief I A little weeping would ease my heart — But in their briny...pitch — Would that its tone could reach the rich !— ... | |
 | Elizabeth Nicholson - 1853 - 412 Seiten
...tuft floating on the slightest breeze bears with it the germs of a noxious weed. 14 ong rf tye fjiirt WITH fingers weary and worn, With eyelids heavy and...and dirt, And still, with a voice of dolorous pitch, She sang the " Song of the Shirt !" " Work ! — work ! — work ! While the the cock is crowing aloof... | |
 | Anna U. Russell - 1853 - 580 Seiten
...one weightier theme, — oh ! need I mention DINNER T EXERCISE CLXXV. THE SONG OF THE SHIRT. Hood. WITH fingers weary and worn, With eyelids heavy and...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! It's oh !... | |
 | Edwin Hubbell Chapin - 1853 - 204 Seiten
...to the very motion of the needle-woman's toil, and is the most articulate expression of her woe. " With fingers weary and worn, With eyelids heavy and...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 —... | |
 | 1853 - 442 Seiten
...tuft floating on the slightest breeze bears with it the germs of a noxious weed. 14 ong of tye |[iirt WITH fingers weary and worn, With eyelids heavy and...and dirt, And still, with a voice of dolorous pitch, She sang the " Song of the Shirt !" " Work !— work ! — work ! While the the cock is crowing aloof... | |
 | Thomas Hood - 1854 - 428 Seiten
...! A respite, however brief! No blessed leisure for love or hope, But only time for grief! A little weeping would ease my heart— But in their briny...Would that its tone could reach the rich !— » She sung this " Song of the shirt !" VALUABLE BOOKS PUBLISHED BY KIGGINS & KELLOGG, New fforlfct ROODS... | |
 | Stephen SHIRLEY - 1855 - 210 Seiten
...suppose the celebrated Thomas Hood had this case under his eye when he penned the "SONG OF THE SHIRT. " With fingers weary and worn. With eyelids heavy and...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,... | |
 | Thomas Hood - 1854 - 424 Seiten
...her rest. — Cross her hands humbly As if praying dumbly, Over her breast ! THE SONG OF THE SHIRT. WITH fingers weary and worn, With eyelids heavy and...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... | |
 | Thomas Hood - 1854 - 536 Seiten
...weakness, Her evil behavior, And leaving, with meekness, Her sins to her Saviour ! THE SONG OF THE SHIRT. WITH fingers weary and worn, With eyelids heavy and...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... | |
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