 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...  Songs of Three Centuries - Seite 160herausgegeben von - 1875 - 352 SeitenVollansicht - Über dieses Buch
 | Lucius Osgood - 1858 - 494 Seiten
...HOOD. THOMAS HOOD, a distinguished poet and essayist, was born in London in 1798, and died in 1845. 1. WITH fingers weary and worn', With eyelids heavy and...Stitch ! stitch ! stitch ! In poverty*, hunger', and dirtf ; And still, with a voice of dolorous pitch, She sung the " Song of the Shirt." 2. "WorkM workM... | |
 | Plague Spot - 1859 - 632 Seiten
...— But in their briny bed My tears must stop, for every drop Hinders needle and thread. • " Witli fingers weary and worn, With eyelids heavy and red,...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... | |
 | Advanced reading book - 1860 - 458 Seiten
...early showers, Her quiet eyelids closed — she had Another morn than ours ! THE SONG OF THE SHIET. WITH fingers weary and worn, With eyelids heavy and...work ! work ! Till the stars shine through the roof ! It's O ! to be a slave Along with the barbarous Turk, Where woman has never a soul to save, If this... | |
 | Warren P. Edgarton - 1860 - 530 Seiten
...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...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." Ex. CL.—TKE... | |
 | England - 1860 - 532 Seiten
...ease my heart, But in their briny head 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." THOMAS HOOD. f iw toritttn... | |
 | Richard Newton - 1861 - 290 Seiten
...it. It was called " The Song of the Shirt." It described a poor woman at her work in this way, — " With fingers weary and worn, With eyelids heavy and...the ' Song of the Shirt.' " Work— work— work! Till the brain begins to swim ; Work — work — work ! Till the eyes are heavy and dim. Seam, and... | |
 | Thomas Hood - 1861 - 520 Seiten
...fingers weary and worn, With eyelids heavy and red, A woman sat in unwomanly rags, Plying her ncedle and thread — Stitch! stitch! stitch! In poverty,...— - work, Till the stars shine through the roof! o It 'a O ! to be a slave Along with the barbarous Turk, Where woman has never a soul to save. If this... | |
 | Thomas Hood - 1861 - 394 Seiten
...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 1'* THE LADY'S DREAM.... | |
 | George Stillman Hillard - 1861 - 562 Seiten
...my heart — But in their briny bed My tears must stop, for every drop Hinders needle and thread I " 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!" CLX. — MOSS-SIDE.... | |
 | Thomas Hood - 1861 - 482 Seiten
...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...and dirt, And still with a voice of dolorous pitch, — Would that its tone could reach the rich ! THE LADY'S DREAM. THE lady lay in her bed, Her couch... | |
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