 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 - Halaman 471844Tampilan utuh - Tentang buku ini
 | England - 1860 - 532 halaman
...Love or Hope, But only time for grief! A little weeping would ease my heart, But in their briny head My tears must stop, for every drop Hinders needle...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 - 1861 - 394 halaman
...respite however brief! No blessed leisure for Love or Hope, A little weeping would ease my heart, But in their briny bed My tears must stop,- for every...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... | |
 | John Williamson Palmer - 1861 - 540 halaman
...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...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... | |
 | Thomas Hood - 1861 - 482 halaman
...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...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 Stillman Hillard - 1861 - 562 halaman
...blessed leisure for love or hope, But only time for grief! A li ttle weeping would 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 red, A woman sat, in unwomanly rags, Plying... | |
 | Richard Newton - 1861 - 290 halaman
...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 red, A woman sat in unwomanly rags Plying her needle and thread — Stitch— stitch— stitch ! In poverty, hunger, and dirt, And... | |
 | Thomas Hood - 1861 - 520 halaman
...weakness, Her evil behavior, And leaving, with meekness, Her sins to her Saviour ! THE SONG OF THE SHIRT. 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, hunger, and dirt, And still... | |
 | English poets - 1862 - 626 halaman
...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...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... | |
 | George Vandenhoff - 1862 - 382 halaman
...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...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... | |
 | Thomas Hood - 1862 - 522 halaman
...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...and worn, With eyelids heavy and red, A woman sat hi unwomanly rags, Plying her needle and thread - Stitch ! stitch ! stitch ! In poverty, hunger, and... | |
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