 | 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,... | |
 | English poets - 1862 - 626 pages
...short hour ! A respite however brief! No blessed leisure for love or hope, But only time for grief! A little weeping would ease my heart, But in their...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... | |
 | Thomas Hood - 1862 - 522 pages
...short hour ! A respite however brief ! No blessed leisure for love or hope, But only time for grief ! A little weeping would ease my heart, But in their...must stop, for every drop Hinders needle and thread ! " With fingers weary and worn, With eyelids heavy and red, A woman sat hi unwomanly rags, Plying... | |
 | George Vandenhoff - 1862 - 382 pages
...short hour ! A respite, however brief ! No blessed leisure for love or hope, But only time for grief! A little weeping would ease my heart, But in their...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... | |
 | 1863 - 150 pages
...short hour ! a respite however brief! No blessed leisure for Love or Hope, but only time for grief ! A little weeping would ease my heart, but in their...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... | |
 | George Stillman Hillard - 1863 - 390 pages
...short hour ! A respite4, however brief! No blessed leisure for love or hope, But only time for grief! A little weeping would ease my heart — But in their...must stop, for every drop Hinders needle and thread ! " 11. With fingers weary and worn, Stitch *— stitch — stitch — In poverty, hunger, and dirt,... | |
 | Richard Green Parker, James Madison Watson - 1863 - 614 pages
...short hour! A respite, however brief! No blessed leisure for love t>r hope, But only time for grief! . A little weeping would ease my heart — But in their...must stop, for every drop Hinders needle and thread I" 11. Wifli fingers weary and worn, With eyelids heavy and red, A woman sat, in unwomanly rags, Plying... | |
 | John Charles Curtis - 1863 - 178 pages
...short hoar ! A respite however brief! No blessed leisure for Love or Hope, But only time for Grief ! A little weeping would ease my heart, But in their...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... | |
 | Lydia Folger Fowler - 1863 - 250 pages
...short hour, A respite, however brief, No blessed leisure for love or hope, But only time for grief. A little weeping would ease my heart, But in their...stop, for every drop, Hinders needle and thread.. " I should have been comparatively happy if I could only, with all my strenuous exertions and rigid... | |
 | Scottish school-book assoc - 1863 - 438 pages
...hour—• A respite, however brief! No blessed leisure for love or hope, But only time for grief! A little weeping would ease my heart, But in their briny bed - i, My tears must stop, for every drop Hinders the needle and thread ! With fingers weary and worn,... | |
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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 my heart, But in their briny bed My tears must stop, for every drop Hinders needle and thread! 
