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... English & American Literature, Studies in Literary Criticism, Interpretation ... - Página 26por Charles Herbert Sylvester - 1903Vista completa - Acerca de este libro
| Charlotte Fiske Bates - 1832 - 1022 páginas
...And chill with early showers, Her quiet eyelids closed — she had Another morn than GUI'S. THE 80NQ Of THE SHIRT. WITH fingers weary and worn, With eyelids...of dolorous pitch She sang the " Song of the Shirt! " "Work! work! work! While the cock is crowing aloof 1 And work — work — work, Till the stars shine... | |
| George Pope Morris, Nathaniel Parker Willis - 1843 - 530 páginas
...and red, A woman sat, in unwomanly rags, Plying her needle and thread — Stitch ! stitch ! elich ! In poverty, hunger, and dirt. And still with a voice of dolorous pitchWould that its tone could reach the rich '.— She sang this " Song of the Shirt!" GENTILITY—... | |
| Charlotte Elizabeth Tonna - 1844 - 622 páginas
...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 —...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... | |
| 1844 - 878 páginas
...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... | |
| Johann Georg Kohl - 1844 - 316 páginas
...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... | |
| Thomas Hood - 1845 - 434 páginas
...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 sung this " Song of the shirt !" NEW AND VALUABLE... | |
| Thomas Hood - 1845 - 442 páginas
...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 sung this " Song of the shirt !" Glimpses of the... | |
| Rufus Wilmot Griswold - 1845 - 558 páginas
...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 !" SILENCE. is... | |
| 1846 - 308 páginas
...foreign clime ENGLISH DESTITUTION. THE SONG OF THE SHIRT. BY THOMAS HOOD. With fingers weary and woni, With eyelids heavy and red, A woman sat, in unwomanly...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... | |
| Nicholas Patrick Wiseman - 1846 - 562 páginas
...briny bed My tears must stop, for every drop Hinders needle and thread ! 398 Hood's Poems. [June. " 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 !" Of the longer poems... | |
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