 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 reach...  The New Mirror - Page 332edited by - 1843Full view - About this book
 | Jacqueline Field, Marjorie Senechal, Madelyn Shaw - Antiques & Collectibles - 2007 - 372 pages
...and carnivals. As a theatrical extra, he gave heartrending recitations of the 'Song of the Shirt.'"6 With fingers weary and worn. With eyelids heavy and...rags, Plying her needle and thread, Stitch! Stitch! Stitch! In poverty, hunger and dirt; Machine Twist Twisted threads: (left) three twisted strands; (right)... | |
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