 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...  The New Mirror - Page 332edited by - 1843Full view - About this book
 | John Charles Curtis - 1863 - 178 pages
...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 Shirt ! " " Work ! work ! work ! While the cock is crowing aloof!... | |
 | 1863 - 150 pages
...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 Shirt." " Work ! work ! work ! while the cock is crowing aloof !... | |
 | Scottish school-book assoc - 1863 - 438 pages
...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... | |
 | Stephen C. Massett - California - 1863 - 388 pages
...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 worn. red. K !i R S dead. ditch. hurt. stitch. She sang the Song of a Shirt . . And so on. dirt... | |
 | Frances Martin - English poetry - 1866 - 506 pages
...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 Shirt ! ' ' Work ! work ! work ! While the cock is crowing aloof !... | |
 | John William Stanhope Hows - English poetry - 1866 - 574 pages
...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 Shirt :" " Work ! work ! work ! While the cock is crowing aloof!... | |
 | John Epy Lovell - Readers (Secondary) - 1866 - 568 pages
...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 Shirt 1" , "Work I work! work! While the cock is crowing °aloof !... | |
 | Richard Edwards - 1867 - 508 pages
...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 Shirt !" 2. "Work! work! work! While the cock is crowing aloof !... | |
 | Richard Edwards - Elocution - 1867 - 510 pages
...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 sang this " Song of the Shirt !" XCVIIL—... | |
 | William Holmes McGuffey - Elocution - 1867 - 758 pages
...and red, A woman sat, in unwoajanly 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 lone could reach the rich! She sang this "Song of the Shirt." CLIX.— CHATHAM... | |
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