 | Richard Newton - 1861 - 326 sivua
...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—...sang the ' Song of the Shirt.' " Work— work— work ! Till the brain begins to swim ; Work — work — work ! Till the eyes are heavy and dim : Seam,... | |
 | John Williamson Palmer - 1861 - 540 sivua
...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 red,...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... | |
 | Thomas Hood - 1862 - 522 sivua
...Her evil behavior, And leaving, with meekness, Her sins to her Saviour ! THE SONG OF THE SHIRT. WITH fingers weary and worn, With eyelids heavy and red,...work — work, Till the stars shine through the roof! It 's 0 ! to be a slave Along with the barbarous Turk, Where woman has never a soul to save. If this... | |
 | George Vandenhoff - 1862 - 382 sivua
...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,...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.—... | |
 | English poets - 1862 - 626 sivua
...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,...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... | |
 | John Charles Curtis - 1863 - 178 sivua
...admitted to that equal sky, His faithful dog shall bear him company. THE SONG OF THE SHIRT.— Hood. WITH fingers weary and worn, With eyelids heavy and red,...Oh ! to be a slave Along with the barbarous Turk, Where woman has never a soul to save, If this is Christian work ! " Work ! work ! work ! Till the brain... | |
 | Scottish school-book assoc - 1863 - 438 sivua
...smaller pieces, such, as " The Song of the Shirt," are stamped with the purest character of poetry.] WITH fingers weary and worn, With eyelids heavy and red,...Work! work! work ! While the cock is crowing aloof I And work ! work I work ! Till the stars shine through the roof ! It's oh ! to be a slave Along with... | |
 | Stephen C. Massett - 1863 - 382 sivua
...recitation of the " Song of a Shirt." It was something like this : With fingers weary and worn — (echo) With eyelids heavy and red A woman sat in unwomanly...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... | |
 | 1863 - 150 sivua
...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,...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 - 1863 - 390 sivua
...which was a leading trait in Ilood's nature, and forms an attractive element in his writings.] 1. WITH fingers weary and worn, With eyelids heavy and red,...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... | |
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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, Would that its tone could reach the... 
