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John Bartlett (1820–1905). Familiar Quotations, 10th ed. 1919.

6087 Thomas Hood 1799-1845 John Bartlett

 
NUMBER:6087
AUTHOR:Thomas Hood (1799–1845)
QUOTATION:With fingers weary and worn,
  With eyelids heavy and red,
A woman sat in unwomanly rags
  Plying her needle and thread,—
  Stitch! stitch! stitch!
ATTRIBUTION:The Son of the Shirt.