 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
 | Joseph Edwards Carpenter - 1869 - 596 Seiten
...ta nek, and tke braiu b«uuutt1uJ, •ttii-Ja weary baud. tneir sunny back* the spring. breath : 3, A woman sat, in unwomanly rags, Plying her needle...and dirt, And still with a voice of dolorous pitch, — Would that its tone could reach the Eich ! She sang this " Song of the Shirt !'" (By permission... | |
 | John Dudley Philbrick - 1870 - 636 Seiten
...behavior, And leaving, with meekness, Her sins to her Saviour l T, CLXxvn. 80 NO OF THE SHIRT. Y\7"ITH fingers weary and worn, With eyelids heavy and red,...sang the " Song of the Shirt" " Work ! work ! work I While the cock is crowing aloof! And work, — work, — work, Till the stars shine through the roof!... | |
 | Philip Lawrence - 1870 - 422 Seiten
...ease 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! — RIENZI'S ADDRESS. T1RIENDS: I come not here to talk.... | |
 | Daniel Scrymgeour - 1870 - 644 Seiten
...sat in unwomanly rags, Plying her needle and thread. Stitch— stitch— stitch ! In hunger, poverty, dirt ; And still with a voice of dolorous pitch She...work — work ! Till the stars shine through the roof ! It's oh ! to be a slave, Along with the barbarous Turk, Where woman has never a soul to save, If... | |
 | Epes Sargent - 1870 - 538 Seiten
...briny bed My tears must stop, for every drop Hinders needle and thread ! " XIWith fingers weary find worn, With eyelids heavy and red, A woman sat in unwomanly...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." CXVI. — UNIVERSAL... | |
 | Thomas Hood - 1871 - 466 Seiten
...ease my hearty But in their briny bed My tears must stop, for every drop Hinders needle and thread 1 " 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 ! " THE IRISH... | |
 | William Cullen Bryant - 1871 - 968 Seiten
...shade All round the chilly bed where he was laid, 1 cried, and was afraid. ROBERT BUCHANAN. THE SONG y2 ; Aud still with a voice of dolorous pitch She sang the " Song of the Shirt I " "Work ! work ! work... | |
 | Thomas Hood - 1872 - 472 Seiten
...of his own verses.] THE SONG OF THE SHIRT. WITH fingers weary and worn, With eyelids heavy and rod, A woman sat, in unwomanly rags, Plying her needle...work — work, Till the stars shine through the roof ! It's Oh ! to be a slave Along with the barbarous Turk, Where woman has never a soul to save, If this... | |
 | Robert Bell - 1872 - 420 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 it's tone could reach the Rich! She sang this " Song of the Shirt ! " LORD MACAU LAY. 1800-1859.... | |
 | 1872 - 900 Seiten
...my heart ; But in their briny bed My tears must stop, for every drop Hinders needle and thread 1 " 's praise above The sea-nymphs, and their powers offended. Yet thou art — Would that its tone could reach the rieh l — She sang this " Song of the Shirt ! " THOMAS HOOD.... | |
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