 | 1853 - 788 páginas
...THE SHIRT SEWERS Ш NEW YORK. "With fingen weary and worn, With eyelids heavy and red, A woman eat, in unwomanly rags, Plying her needle and thread. Stitch—...! In poverty, hunger, and dirt ; And still with a volco of doterons pitch She sang the ' SOUK of the Shirt !' " aoofi " Sang of the Skirt" We agree with... | |
 | Elizabeth Nicholson - 1853 - 412 páginas
...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 red, A woman sat, in unwomanly raga, Plying her needle and thread ! Stitch ! — stitch ! — stitch ! In poverty, hunger and dirt,... | |
 | 1853 - 560 páginas
...and thread." 190 LINES WRITTEN IN A HIGHLAND GLEN. With fingers weary and worn, With eyelids heary and red, A woman sat, in unwomanly rags, Plying her needle and thread — Stitch— stiloh— stitch ! In poverty, hunger, and dirt, And still with a voice of dolorous pitch, Would that... | |
 | Charles Dexter Cleveland - 1853 - 800 páginas
...eyelids heavy and red, .-V woman sat. in unwomanly rags, Plying her needle and thread — Stitch! stitchl stitch! In poverty, hunger, and dirt, And still, with a voice of dolorous pitch, She sang the "Song of the Shirt!" "Work! work! wort! While the cock is crowing aloof! And work —... | |
 | 1853 - 102 páginas
...SHIRT. With finger* wpary and worn, With eyelids heavy and red, / woman sat, in unwomanly rags, Fiyinsr her needle and thread Stitch— stitch— stitch! In poverty, hunger, and dirt; .And stili with a voice of dolorous pitch She tang the " Song oi the Shirt!" . •' Work— work— work!... | |
 | 1853 - 790 páginas
...fragments of eome of the darker trap rocks or dark porphyries. WAGES OF THE SHIRT SEWERS Ш NEW YORK. u With fingers weary and worn, With eyelids heavy and red, A woman eat, in unwomanly rage, Plying her needle and thread. Stitch— etilch— stitch ! In poverty, hunger,... | |
 | Thomas Hood - 1854 - 536 páginas
...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... | |
 | Stephen SHIRLEY - 1855 - 210 páginas
...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 páginas
...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... | |
 | Solon Robinson - 1854 - 436 páginas
...over. Head. CHAPTER VIII. ATHALIA, THE SEWING GIRL. " How fall of briars is this working day world." " With fingers weary and worn, With eyelids heavy and...in unwomanly rags, Plying her needle and thread." ATHALIA wore not unwomanly rags at the period when I shall commence her history. She was clad in the... | |
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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 She sang the "Song of the... 
