"Needleful" Quotes from Famous Books
 ... him back again, The days when we were wed. But he shall never know—my man— The lack o' love or bread, While I can cast a stitch or fill A needleful o' thread. ...
— The Golden Treasury of American Songs and Lyrics • Various
... joining in his laugh, "that particular bag was too precious, and Eliza was one of my most serious responsibilities. She had to be looked after like the luggage, and I used to wish at times that she could be labeled and go in the van. How has it been with you since your return? and," as she separated a needleful of silk from what seemed an inextricable tangle, "if I may ask, what have you been doing? I was recalling," she added, putting the silk into the needle, "some things you said to me on ...
— David Harum - A Story of American Life • Edward Noyes Westcott |
