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... Chambers's Edinburgh Journal - Seite 471844Vollansicht - Über dieses Buch
| Charlotte Fiske Bates - 1832 - 1022 Seiten
...A respite however brief I No blessed leisure for love or hope, But only time for grief ! A 1 ittle weeping would ease my heart ; But in their briny bed...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,... | |
| George Pope Morris, Nathaniel Parker Willis - 1843 - 530 Seiten
...meal ! " Oh ! but for one short hour ! A respite however brief ! No blessed leisure for Love or Hope, But only time for Grief ! A little weeping would ease...tears must stop, for every drop Hinders needle and tbread ! With fingers weary and worn, With eyelids heavy and red, A woman sat, in unwomanly rags, Plying... | |
| Charlotte Elizabeth Tonna - 1844 - 622 Seiten
...blessed leisure for Love or Hope, Bat only time for Grief 1 A little weeping would ease my heart, Bat in their briny bed My tears must stop, for every drop...weary and worn, With eyelids heavy and red, A woman sate in unwomanly rags, Plying her needle and thread — Stitch ! stitch ! stitch ! In poverty, hunger,... | |
| Johann Georg Kohl - 1844 - 316 Seiten
...blessed leisure for Love or Hope, Bnt only time for Grief! A little weeping would ease my heart, Bat in their briny bed My tears must stop, for every drop...fingers weary and •worn, With eyelids heavy and red, ale wollten fie mir geigen il; ru fonnigen gebern unb mid) mit bem grueling foppen. *) O nur einmal... | |
| Johann Georg Kohl - 1844 - 316 Seiten
...however brief! No blessed leisure for Love or Hope, Bat only time for Grief! A little weeping wonld ease my heart, But in their briny bed My tears must...needle and thread ! **) With fingers weary and worn, t With eyelids heavy and red, alé rcollten fie mir jetgen i$re fonmgen gebem unb mid) mit bem gtubling... | |
| Rufus Wilmot Griswold - 1845 - 558 Seiten
...! " Oh ! but for one short hour ! A respite, however brief ! No blessed leisure for love or hope ; But only time for grief! A little weeping would ease...With eyelids heavy and red, A woman sat, in unwomanly rags, Plying her needle and thread , Stitch — stitch — stitch ! In poverty, hunger, and dirt ;... | |
| Thomas Hood - 1845 - 434 Seiten
...meal ! " Oh ! but for one short hour ! A respite, however brief! No blessed leisure for love or hope, But only time for grief! A little weeping would ease...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... | |
| Thomas Hood - 1845 - 442 Seiten
...meal ! " Oh ! but for one short hour ! A respite, however brief! No blessed leisure for love or hope, But only time for grief! A little weeping would ease...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... | |
| Henry Clapp - 1846 - 228 Seiten
...meal! " Oh! but for one short hour! A respite, however brief! No blessed leisure for love or hope, But only time for grief! A little weeping would ease...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... | |
| Rufus Wilmot Griswold - 1846 - 540 Seiten
...meal ! " Oh ! but for one short hour ! A respite, however brief! No blessed leisure for love or hope ; But only time for grief! A little weeping would ease...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... | |
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