 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 - Page 192by Thomas Hood - 1846 - 229 pagesFull view - About this book
 | Edward Hughes - 1851 - 362 pages
...With eyelids heavy and red, A woman sate 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 Rich ! She sang this " Song of the Shirt !" HOOD. IV. THE LAY OF... | |
 | 1843 - 424 pages
...With eyelids heavy and red, A woman sat in unwomanly rags, Plying her needle aud thread — Stitch ! stitch ! stitch ! In poverty, hunger 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... | |
 | Charles Dexter Cleveland - 1851 - 768 pages
...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 rich ! — She sung this " Song of the Shirt !" THE LADY'S... | |
 | Charles Mackay - 1851 - 332 pages
...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 Hich ! She sang this " Song of the Shirt ! " DEAR IS MY LITTLE... | |
 | 1852 - 1080 pages
...With eyelids heavy and red, A woman sate 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 Rich ! She sang this " Song of the Shirt!" NOTICES TO CORRESPONDENTS,... | |
 | Charles Dexter Cleveland - 1853 - 800 pages
...eyelids heavy and red, .-V woman sat. in unwomanly rags, Plying her needle and thread — Stitch! stitchl stitch! In poverty, hunger, and dirt, And still, with...pitch, She sang the "Song of the Shirt!" "Work! work! wort! While the cock is crowing aloof! And work — work — work ! Till the stars shine through the... | |
 | Anna U. Russell - 1853 - 580 pages
...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 rich ! — EXERCISE CLXXVI. FREDERIKA BREMER. Anon. WHAT is... | |
 | 1853 - 442 pages
...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 tones could reach the rich ! — She sang this " Song of the Shirt !" THOMAS HOOD.... | |
 | Elizabeth Nicholson - 1853 - 412 pages
...eyelids heavy and red, A woman sat, in unwomanly raga, Plying her needle and thread ! Stitch ! — stitch ! — stitch ! In poverty, hunger 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.... | |
 | 1853 - 560 pages
...heary and red, A woman sat, in unwomanly rags, Plying her needle and thread — Stitch— stiloh— stitch ! In poverty, hunger, and dirt, And still with a voice of dolorous pitch, Would that its tone could reach the rich ! She sang Ibis " Song of the Shirt." THOMAS HOOD. fines torittar... | |
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