 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...  The Works of Thomas Hood - Page 147by Thomas Hood - 1864Full view - About this book
 | Thomas Hood - English poetry - 1861 - 394 pages
...thread ! " With fingers weary and worn, With eyelids heavy and red, A woman sat in unwomanly rags, Plying her needle and thread — Stitch! stitch! stitch!...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 1'* THE LADY'S DREAM.... | |
 | English poets - 1862 - 626 pages
...and thread." With fingers weary and worn, With eyelids heavy and red, A woman sat, in unwomanly rags, Plying her needle and thread. Stitch— stitch—...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 1" A PARENTAL ODE TO MY... | |
 | George Vandenhoff - 1862 - 382 pages
...thread ! " With fingers weary and worn, With eyelids heavy and red, A woman sat, in unwomanly rags, Plying her needle and thread — Stitch! stitch! stitch!...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." NUMBEB ONE.—... | |
 | Stephen C. Massett - California - 1863 - 382 pages
...this : With fingers weary and worn — (echo) With eyelids heavy and red A woman sat in unwomanly rags Plying her needle and thread Stitch, stitch, stitch...with a voice of dolorous pitch She sang the Song of a Shirt . . worn. red. dead. ditch. hurt. stitch. dirt ! And so on. As I am going occasionally to initiate... | |
 | Stephen C. Massett - California - 1863 - 388 pages
...this : With fingers weary and worn — (echo) With eyelids heavy and red A woman sat in unwomanly rags Plying her needle and thread Stitch, stitch, stitch...and dirt And still with a voice of dolorous pitch worn. red. K !i R S dead. ditch. hurt. stitch. She sang the Song of a Shirt . . And so on. dirt I As... | |
 | 1863 - 150 pages
...thread — With fingers weary and worn, with eyelids heavy and red, A woman sat in unwomanly rags, plying her needle and thread. Stitch ! stitch ! stitch...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." & $salm of fife.... | |
 | George Stillman Hillard - Readers - 1863 - 390 pages
...writings.] 1. WITH fingers weary and worn, With eyelids heavy and red, A woman sat, in unwomanly rags, Plying her needle and thread — Stitch — stitch...poverty, hunger, and dirt, And still, with a voice of dolorousi piteh, She sang the "Song of the Shirt!" 2. " Work — work — work ! While the cock is... | |
 | Scottish school-book assoc - 1863 - 438 pages
...worn, With eyelids heavy and red, A woman sat in unwomanly rags, Plying her needle and thread. Stitch I 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." FIRST NOTIONS OF GEOLOGY.... | |
 | John Charles Curtis - 1863 - 178 pages
...and worn, With eyelids heavy and red, A woman sat in unwomanly rags, Plying her needle and thread — 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 ! " TRY AGAIN.— E. Cook.... | |
 | Richard Green Parker, James Madison Watson - Readers (Elementary) - 1863 - 614 pages
...THE SHIST. WITH fingers weary and worn, Wifti eyelids heavy and red, A woman sat, in unwomanly rags, Plying her needle and thread — Stitch ! stitch ! stitch ! In poverty, hunger, and dill,1 And still, with a voice of doi'orous* pitch, She sang the " Song of the Shirt!"1 2. "Work!1... | |
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