 | Richard Newton - 1861 - 290 oldal
...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...and dirt, And still with a voice of dolorous pitch, She sang the ' Song of the Shirt.' " Work— work— work! Till the brain begins to swim ; Work —... | |
 | John Williamson Palmer - 1861 - 540 oldal
...With envy pale 'twill lose its dye. And Yorkish turn again. ANONYMOUS. r* Ifi!) THE SONG OF THE SHIRT. WITH fingers weary and worn. With eyelids heavy and...Stitch, stitch, stitch ! In poverty, hunger, and dirt ; 170 T;;E r~w ' j3:.7C LIBRARY A ~TOP, LENOX IDN FOUNDATIONS And still with a voice of dolorous pitch... | |
 | George Stillman Hillard - 1861 - 562 oldal
...suffering, which was n leading trait in Hood's nature, and forma an attractive element in his writings.] A woman sat, in unwomanly rags, Plying her needle...and dirt, And still, with a voice of dolorous pitch, She sang the " Song of the Shirt !" "Work! work! work! While the cock is crowing aloof! And work —... | |
 | Thomas Hood - 1861 - 482 oldal
...weakness, Her evil behavior, And leaving, with meekness* Her sins to her Saviour ! THE SONG OF THE -SHEET. WITH fingers weary and worn, With .eyelids heavy and...rags, Plying her needle and thread —— Stitch! stiteh! stitch! In poverty, hunger, and dirt, And still with a voice of dolorous pitch She sang the... | |
 | Thomas Hood - 1861 - 520 oldal
...weakness, Her evil behavior, And leaving, with meekness, Her sins to her Saviour ! THE SONG OF THE SHIRT. fingers weary and worn, With eyelids heavy and red, A woman sat in unwomanly rags, Plying her ncedle and thread — Stitch! stitch! stitch! In poverty, hunger, and dirt, And still with a voice... | |
 | Richard Newton - 1861 - 326 oldal
...It was called " The Song of the Shirt." It described a poor woman at her work, iu this way : — " With fingers weary and worn, With eyelids heavy and red, A woman sat in unwomanly rag Plying her needle and thread — • Stitch— stitch— stitch ! In poverty, hunger, and dirt,... | |
 | English poets - 1862 - 626 oldal
...the poor seamstress. After a long and wasting illness, Hood died 3d May 1845. THE SONG OF THE SHIRT. WITH fingers weary and worn, With eyelids heavy and...and dirt ; And still with a voice of dolorous pitch She sang the " Song of the Shirt !" " Work — work — work ! While the cock is crowing aloof! And... | |
 | George Vandenhoff - 1862 - 382 oldal
...; it is difficult to say in which he excelled; he held the master key to each avenue to the heart.} WITH fingers weary and worn, With eyelids heavy and...Plying her needle and thread, — Stitch ! stitch I stitch ! In poverty, hunger, and dirt, And still, with a voice of dolorous pitch, She sang the "... | |
 | Thomas Hood - 1862 - 522 oldal
...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 red, A woman sat hi unwomanly rags, Plying her needle and thread - Stitch ! stitch ! stitch ! In poverty, hunger, and... | |
 | 1863 - 150 oldal
...Pound again Clarion ! Clarion pour thy blast, Sound ! for the Captive's dream of hope is past. ong of % With fingers weary and worn, with eyelids heavy and...dirt ; And still, with a voice of dolorous pitch, she sang the .' Song of the Shirt." " Work ! work ! work ! while the cock is crowing aloof ! And work-... | |
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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 She sang the "Song of the... 
