As she stitch'd, stitch'd, stitch'd,
'Twas plain she was most expert;
And she sang in a voice that was low and sweet
(Oh! that it may reach to Downing Street!)
This "Song of the Soldier's Shirt."
Truth, May 1, 1879.
THE SONG OF THE PEN.
WITH a weary, swimming brain,
With a throbbing aching head,