 | Catherine Sinclair - 1857 - 444 Seiten
...being, at least, has sympathized with our unhappy state and understood our misery. Sister ! — ' ' ' Work ! work ! work ! While the cock is crowing aloof...work ! work ! Till the stars shine through the roof! " Gradually Theresa's always impulsive feelings grew excited, while she warbled these affecting words... | |
 | Thomas Hood - 1857 - 420 Seiten
...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 Rich ! She sang this " Song of the Shirt ! " THE LADY'S DREAM.... | |
 | Historical account - 1857 - 106 Seiten
...eyelids heavy and 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 sung this song of the Shirt ! Work ! work ! work ! Till... | |
 | 1856 - 402 Seiten
...her needle and thread — Stitch ! Stitch 1 Stitoh ! In poverty, hunger, and dirt, And still witli a voice of dolorous pitch, She sang the " Song of the Shirt !" Fanny.— A. Jf.—Carobu P.—Black-eya. — Cousin Sue. Questions, Enigmas, Charades, Etc. WE... | |
 | Charles Dexter Cleveland - 1857 - 800 Seiten
...and red, A woman sat, in unwomanly rage, Plying her needle and thread— Stiteh! stitch! stiteh! • In poverty, hunger, and dirt, And still, with a voice of dolorous piteh, She sang the "Song of the Shirt!" "Work! work! work! While the cock is erowmg aloof! And work... | |
 | Joseph Howe - 1858 - 664 Seiten
...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...dolorous pitch, She sang 'the song of the Shirt.'" The author of these lines has recently been pensioned, and I have no doubt, whenever our " Song of... | |
 | ADRIGHOOLE. - 1858 - 258 Seiten
...Richard Moore re-echoed her words, " Poor Grace ! My little mountain bird to be shut up in a close room. 'Work! work! work! While the cock is crowing aloof;...— work — Till the stars shine through the roof.' This is a gloomy prospect, and I fear would never agree with either the mind or body of one brought... | |
 | Lucius Osgood - 1858 - 494 Seiten
...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 song could reach the rich 1) She sung this " Song of the Shirt." LESSON LXI. THE VULTURE... | |
 | Plague Spot - 1859 - 632 Seiten
...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 rich — She sang thin ' Song of the Shirt !'" The bitter experience... | |
 | John William Stanhope Hows - 1860 - 450 Seiten
...aud red, A woman sat, in unwomanly rags, Plying her needle and thread — Stitch ! stitch! stitch I In poverty, hunger, and dirt And still with a voice...pitch, She sang the " song of the Shirt !" "Work! workl work! While the cock is crowing aloof! And work — work — work ! Till the stars shine through... | |
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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 — Would that its tone could reach... 
