 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...  Our National Sinews; or, a word on, to, and for the working classes - Page 45by Stephen SHIRLEY - 1855Full view - About this book
 | William Holmes McGuffey - 1857 - 456 pages
...my heart, But in their briny bed My tears must stop, for every drop Hinders needle and thread." 11. With fingers weary and worn, With eyelids heavy and...sat, in unwomanly rags, Plying her needle and thread: CLIX. — CHATHAM ON THE AMERICAN WAR. 1. I CAN NOT, my lords, I will not, join in congratulation on... | |
 | Historical account - 1857 - 106 pages
...the Holy Bible but in connection with sin, it might have proved suggestive to him when he wrote his song of " The Shirt :" With 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, hunger, and... | |
 | Charles Dexter Cleveland - 1857 - 800 pages
...now 'tis little joy To know I'm further off from heaven Than when I was a hoy. THE BONG OF THE 8HIRT. With fingers weary and worn, With eyelids heavy and red, A woman sat, in unwomanly rage, Plying her needle and thread— Stiteh! stitch! stiteh! • In poverty, hunger, and dirt, And... | |
 | 1856 - 402 pages
...shadow I thank For sometimes falling there ! With fingers weary and worn, With eyelids heavy and rod, A woman sat in unwomanly rags, Plying her needle and thread — Stitch ! Stitch 1 Stitoh ! In poverty, hunger, and dirt, And still witli a voice of dolorous pitch, She sang the "... | |
 | Lucius Osgood - 1858 - 494 pages
...HOOD. THOMAS HOOD, a distinguished poet and essayist, was born in London in 1798, and died in 1845. 1. WITH fingers weary and worn', With eyelids heavy and...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... | |
 | Solon Robinson - 1858 - 434 pages
...over. Read. CHAPTER VIIL ATHALIA, THE SEWING GIRL. " How full of briars i> this working day world." ** With fingers weary and worn. With eyelids heavy and red, A woman sat In unwomanly rags, Flying her needle and thread." ATIIALIA wore not unwomanly rags at the period when I shall commence... | |
 | Joseph Howe - 1858 - 668 pages
...might have been good ground of complaint. There was a little poem of 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! stitch! stitch! In poverty, hunger and... | |
 | Plague Spot - 1859 - 632 pages
...— But in their briny bed My tears must stop, for every drop Hinders needle and thread. • " Witli fingers weary and worn, With eyelids heavy and red,...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 pages
...ease my heart, But in their briny head 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 its tone could reach the rich ! She sang this " Song of the Shirt." THOMAS HOOD. f iw toritttn... | |
 | Warren P. Edgarton - 1860 - 530 pages
...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 its tone could reach the rich ! — She sung this "Song of the Shirt." Ex. CL.—TKE... | |
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