 | Commerce - 1853 - 788 pages
...THE SHIRT SEWERS Ш NEW YORK. "With fingen weary and worn, With eyelids heavy and red, A woman eat, in unwomanly rags, Plying her needle and thread. Stitch—...! In poverty, hunger, and dirt ; And still with a volco of doterons pitch She sang the ' SOUK of the Shirt !' " aoofi " Sang of the Skirt" We agree with... | |
 | Charles Dexter Cleveland - 1853 - 800 pages
...eyelids heavy and red, .-V woman sat. in unwomanly rags, Plying her needle and thread — Stitch! stitchl stitch! In poverty, hunger, and dirt, And still, with a voice of dolorous pitch, She sang the "Song of the Shirt!" "Work! work! wort! While the cock is crowing aloof! And work —... | |
 | Industries - 1853 - 102 pages
...SHIRT. With finger* wpary and worn, With eyelids heavy and red, / woman sat, in unwomanly rags, Fiyinsr her needle and thread Stitch— stitch— stitch! In poverty, hunger, and dirt; .And stili with a voice of dolorous pitch She tang the " Song oi the Shirt!" . •' Work— work— work!... | |
 | Thomas Hood - 1854 - 428 pages
...Hinders needle and thread !" With fingers weary and worn, With eyelids heavy and red, A woman sat, in unwomanly rags, Plying her needle and thread ;...Would that its tone could reach the rich !— » She sung this " Song of the shirt !" VALUABLE BOOKS PUBLISHED BY KIGGINS & KELLOGG, New fforlfct ROODS... | |
 | Thomas Hood - 1854 - 536 pages
...Saviour ! THE SONG OF THE SHIRT. WITH fingers weary and worn, With eyelids heavy and red, A woman sat in unwomanly rags, Plying her needle and thread —...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 work... | |
 | Thomas Hood - English poetry - 1854 - 424 pages
...breast ! THE SONG OF THE SHIRT. WITH fingers weary and worn, With eyelids heavy and red, A woman sat, in unwomanly rags, Plying her needle and thread —...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 work... | |
 | Stephen SHIRLEY - 1855 - 210 pages
...penned the "SONG OF THE SHIRT. " With fingers weary and worn. With eyelids heavy and red, A woman sat in unwomanly rags Plying her needle and thread. Stitch,...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 work, work,... | |
 | Edward Hughes - 1856 - 474 pages
...becomes a thing." — Parker. WITH fingers weary and worn, With eyelids heavy and red, A woman sat in unwomanly rags, Plying her needle and thread. Stitch!...and dirt, And still with a voice of dolorous pitch She sang the " Song of the Shirt I" "Work! work! work! While the cock is crowing aloof ! And work !... | |
 | Henry Pitman - 1856 - 1048 pages
...Hinders needle 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 ! stitch ! In poverty, hunger, and flirt, And still with a voice of dolorous pitch, Would that its tone could reach the rich ! She sang... | |
 | Historical account - 1857 - 106 pages
...connection with sin, it might have proved suggestive to him when he wrote his song of " The Shirt :" With fingers weary and worn, With eyelids heavy and...pitch, Would that its tone could reach the rich, She sung this song of the Shirt ! Work ! work ! work ! Till the brain begins to swim. Work ! work ! work... | |
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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 She sang the "Song of the... 
