 | W. and R. Chambers (ltd.) - 1878 - 174 Seiten
...blessed leisure for love or hope, but only time for grief ! A little weeping would ease my heart ; but in their briny bed My tears must stop, for every drop...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,... | |
 | John Cunningham Geikie - 1878 - 232 Seiten
...blessed leisure for Love or Hope, But only tune for Grief ! A little weeping would ease my heart, But in their briny bed My tears must stop, for every drop...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,... | |
 | mrs. William Thomas Greenup - 1880 - 296 Seiten
...blessed leisure for love or hope, But only time for grief! A little weeping would ease my heart; But in their briny bed My tears must stop, for every drop...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,... | |
 | Laura Valentine - 1880 - 634 Seiten
...blessed leisure for Love or Hope, But only time for Grief ! A little weeping would ease my heart. But in their briny bed My tears must stop, for every drop...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,... | |
 | Thomas Hood - 1880 - 480 Seiten
...But only time for Grief ! A little weeping would ease my heart, But in their briny bed My tears muct stop, for every drop Hinders needle and thread !"...fingers weary and worn, With eyelids heavy and red, Stitch! stitch! stitch! In poverty, hunger, and dirt, And still with a voice of dolorous pitch, —... | |
 | Horace Hills Morgan - 1880 - 474 Seiten
...blessed leisure for Love or Hope, 75 But only time for Grief ! A little weeping would ease my heart, My tears must stop, for every drop • Hinders needle and thread ! ' ' With fingers weary and worn, so With eyelids heavy and red, A woman sat in unwomanly rags, Plying her needle and thread — Stitch!... | |
 | Henry Troth Coates - 1881 - 1138 Seiten
...however brief! No blessed leisure for love or hope, live. 717 A little weeping would ease my heart, But sees Bosom'd high in tufted trees, Where perhaps some...neighb'ring eyes. Hard by, a cottage chimney smokes, Fro A woman sat in unwomanly rags, Plying her needle and thread — Stitch ! stitch ! stitch ! In poverty,... | |
 | James Thomas Fields - 1881 - 412 Seiten
...blessed leisure for love or hope, But only time for grief ! A little weeping would ease my heart ; But in their briny bed My tears must stop, for every drop...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,... | |
 | Epes Sargent - 1881 - 1000 Seiten
...blessetl leisure for love or hope, But only time for grief! A little weeping would case my heart, But But that was sixty years ago. You grew a lovely roseate...early love was strong ; Still with no care our days we rod, A woman sat, in unwomanly rags, Plying her needle and thread — Stitch — stitch — stitch... | |
 | James Melville M'Culloch - 1882 - 442 Seiten
...leisure for love or hope, And scarcely time for grief! A little weeping would ease my heart — But in their briny bed My tears must stop, for every drop...fingers weary and worn, With eyelids heavy and red, A woman sate in unwomanly rags, Plying her needle and thread ; Stitch! stitch! stitch! In poverty,... | |
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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 my heart, But in their briny bed My tears must stop, for every drop Hinders needle and thread!" With fingers... 
