 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 - Page 471844Full view - About this book
 | Thomas Hood - 1861 - 394 pages
...meal! " Oh ! but for one short hour ! A respite however brief! No blessed leisure for Love or Hope, A little weeping would ease my heart, But in their...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 pages
...A respite, however brief ! No blessed leisure for love or hope, But only time for grief! A li ttle weeping would ease my heart — But in their briny...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 pages
...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... | |
 | William Hawkins - 1870 - 626 pages
...however brief; No Messed leisure for Love or Hope, Bat onlj time for Grief! A little weeping would case my heart, But in their briny bed My tears must stop, for every drop Binders needle and thread." A great sorrow often causes tears, but it is that sorrow, if sanctified,... | |
 | George Vandenhoff - 1862 - 382 pages
...meal ! " 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...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... | |
 | English poets - 1862 - 626 pages
...meal ! " 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...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 - 1862 - 522 pages
...meal ! " 0 ! 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...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... | |
 | 1863 - 150 pages
...a meal. 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...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 - 1863 - 390 pages
...1 10. " O, but for one short hour ! A respite4, however brief! No blessed leisure for love or hope, But only time for grief! A little weeping would ease...must stop, for every drop Hinders needle and thread ! " 11. With fingers weary and worn, Stitch *— stitch — stitch — In poverty, hunger, and dirt,... | |
 | John Charles Curtis - 1863 - 178 pages
...meal ! " Oh, but for one short hoar ! A respite however brief! No blessed leisure for Love or Hope, But only time for Grief ! A little weeping would ease...must stop, for every drop Hinders needle and thread 1 " With fingers weary and worn, With eyelids heavy and red, A woman sat in unwomanly rags, Plying... | |
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