 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...  Poems - Halaman 45oleh Thomas Hood - 1857 - 388 halamanTampilan utuh - Tentang buku ini
 | Thomas Hood - 1849 - 401 halaman
...Would dream the Lady's Dream ! THE SONG OF THE SHIRT. WITH fingers weary and worn, With eyelids heavy and red, A woman sat, in unwomanly rags, Plying her needle and threadStitch ! stitch ! stitch ! In poverty, hunger, and dirt And still with a voice of dolorous pitch,... | |
 | 1850
...by the late Thomas Hood.— Music by Henry BuMell. WITH fingers weary and worn. With eyelids heavy and red, A woman sat in unwomanly rags. Plying her...And still, with a voice of dolorous pitch, She sang I he song of the shirt: — Work, work, work, While the cock is crowing aloof; And work, work, work,... | |
 | Charles Dexter Cleveland - 1851 - 746 halaman
...heaven Than when I was a boy. THE SONG OF THE SHIRT. With fingers weary and worn, With eyelids heavy and red, A woman sat, in unwomanly rags, Plying her...— work ! Till the stars shine through the roof! It's oh ! to be a slave " Work — work — work ! Till the brain begins to swim ; Work — work—... | |
 | Charles Mackay - 1851 - 312 halaman
...well ! THE SONG OF A SHIRT. THOMAS HOOD, died 1846. WITH fingers weary and worn, With eyelids heavy and red, A woman sat in unwomanly rags, Plying her...with a voice of dolorous pitch She sang the " Song of a Shirt ! " " Work ! work ! work ! While the cock is crowing aloof ! And work — work — work, Till... | |
 | Charles Dexter Cleveland - 1851 - 746 halaman
...must stop, for every drop Hinders needle and thread!" With fingers weary and worn, With eyelids heavy and red, A woman sat, in unwomanly rags, Plying her...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 !" THE LADY'S... | |
 | Edward Hughes - 1851
...Hinders needle and thread !" With fingers weary and worn, With eyelids heavy and red, A woman sate in unwomanly rags, Plying her needle and thread !...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 !" HOOD. IV. THE LAY OF... | |
 | 1843
...fingers weary and worn, With eyelids heavy and red, A woman sat in unwomanly rags, Plying her needle aud thread — Stitch ! stitch ! stitch ! In poverty,...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!" LEAP YEAR. " Leap Year... | |
 | Rev. William R. Williams - 1852
...Hinders needle and thread !" With fingers weary and worn, With eyelids heavy and red, A woman sate in unwomanly rags, Plying her needle and thread-—...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!" NOTICES TO CORRESPONDENTS,... | |
 | Edwin Hubbell Chapin - 1853 - 191 halaman
...and is the most articulate expression of her woe. " With fingers weary and worn, With eyelids heavy and red, A woman sat in unwomanly rags, Plying her...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 TIIIS... | |
 | 1853 - 416 halaman
...must stop, for every drop Hinders needle and thread!" With fingers weary and worn, With eyelids heavy and red, A woman sat, in unwomanly rags, Plying her...and dirt, And still with a voice of dolorous pitch — Would that its tones could reach the rich ! — She sang this " Song of the Shirt !" THOMAS HOOD.... | |
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