 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
 | Epes Sargent - 1870 - 538 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." B. " Work ! work ! work ! While the cock is crowing aloof!... | |
 | Philip Lawrence - English language - 1870 - 422 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! And... | |
 | Francis Henry Underwood - 1871 - 664 pages
...Stitch ! stitch ! stitch ! In poverty, hunger, and dirt, And still with a voice of do'orous pitch. Would that its tone could reach the rich! — She sang this " Song of the Shirt." I REMEMBER, I REMEMBER. I REMEMIIER. I remember 1 hi hrusc where I was born, The little window where... | |
 | William Cullen Bryant - American poetry - 1871 - 968 pages
...and red, A woman sat, in unwomanly rags, Plying her needle and thread, — Stitch ! stitch ! stitch I s beside. There 's not pitch — Would that its tone could reach the rich ! — She sang this " Song of the Shirt ! " THOUAS... | |
 | Thomas Hood - 1871 - 466 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, — Would that its tone could reach the Rich ! — She sang this " Song of the Shirt ! " THE... | |
 | Angela Gillespie, Member of the Order of the Holy Cross - Elocution - 1871 - 664 pages
...red, A woman sat, in unwomanly rags, Plying her needle and thread ; — Stitch I stitch ! stitch I . In poverty, hunger, and dirt, And still with a voice of dolorous pitch — Would that its tone could reach the rich I — She sang this " Song of the Shirt." Hooa.... | |
 | American literature - 1872 - 660 pages
...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." THE BRIDGE OF SIGHS. ONE more unfortunate, Weary of breath, Rashly importunate, Gone to her death !... | |
 | Ephraim Hunt - American literature - 1872 - 658 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 Would that its tone could reach the rich ! She sang this " Song of the Shirt." THE RRIDGE OF... | |
 | Robert Bell - 1872 - 420 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, Would that it's tone could reach the Rich! She sang this " Song of the Shirt ! " LORD MACAU... | |
 | Thomas Hood - 1872 - 472 pages
...and rod, 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! And... | |
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