 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
 | Joseph Howe - 1858 - 668 halaman
...Hood's, that began thus : — " With fingers weary and worn, With eyelids heavy and red, A woman Eat in unwomanly rags, Plying her needle and thread. Stitch!...dolorous pitch, She sang 'the song of the Shirt.'" The author of these lines has recently been pensioned, and I have no doubt, whenever our " Song of... | |
 | Lucius Osgood - 1858 - 494 halaman
...essayist, was born in London in 1798, and died in 1845. 1. WITH fingers weary and worn', With eyelids heavy and red', A woman sat in unwomanly rags', , Plying...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... | |
 | ADRIGHOOLE. - 1858 - 258 halaman
...Richard Moore re-echoed her words, " Poor Grace ! My little mountain bird to be shut up in a close room. 'Work! work! work! While the cock is crowing aloof;...— work — Till the stars shine through the roof.' This is a gloomy prospect, and I fear would never agree with either the mind or body of one brought... | |
 | Plague Spot - 1859 - 632 halaman
...stop, for every drop Hinders needle and thread. • " Witli fingers weary and worn, With eyelids heavy and red, A woman sat in unwomanly rags, Plying her...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... | |
 | England - 1860 - 532 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 sang this " Song of the Shirt." THOMAS HOOD. f iw toritttn... | |
 | Warren P. Edgarton - 1860 - 530 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." Ex. CL.—TKE... | |
 | Advanced reading book - 1860 - 458 halaman
...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!" LONGFELLOW is the most... | |
 | John William Stanhope Hows - 1860 - 450 halaman
...glorious sunshine. THE SONG OP THE SHIRT.-HooD. With fingers weary and worn, With eyelids heavy aud red, A woman sat, in unwomanly rags, Plying her needle and thread — Stitch ! stitch! stitch I In poverty, hunger, and dirt And still with a voice of dolorous pitch, She sang the " song of the... | |
 | 1871 - 388 halaman
...side of her bed. Her sapphires were gleaming and rich, And faultless her lace and her skirt, And yet with a voice of dolorous pitch She sang the " Song of the Flirt." "Flirt, Flirt, Flirt! When the lunch is scarcely begun ! Flirt, Flirt, Flirt ! Till the sickening... | |
 | Richard Newton - 1861 - 290 halaman
...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...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... | |
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