“ When Eve upon the first of men The apple pressed with specious cant Oh! what a thousand pities then That Adam was not adamant. Thomas Hood
“ Some minds improve by travel, others, rather, resemble copper wire, or brass, which get the narrower by going farther. Thomas Hood
“ I saw old Autumn in the misty morn stand shadowless like silence, listening to silence. Thomas Hood
“ No shade no shine no butterflies no bees No fruits no flowers no leaves no birds November! Thomas Hood
“ The year's in the wane There is nothing adoring The night has no eve And the day has no morning Cold winter gives warning! Thomas Hood
“ Peace and rest at length have comeAll the day's long toil is past,And each heart is whispering, 'Home,Home at last. Thomas Hood
“ I saw old Autumn in the misty mornStand shadowless like silence, listeningTo silence, for no lonely bird would singInto his hollow ear from woods forlorn,Nor lowly hedge nor solitary thorn; --Shaking… Thomas Hood
“ Peace and rest at length have come All the day's long toil is past And each heart is whispering "Home Home at last!" Thomas Hood
“ Oh! would I were dead now Or up in my bed now To cover my head now And have a good cry! Thomas Hood
“ English I remember I remember The house where I was born The little window where the sun Came peeping in at morn He never came a wink too soon Nor brought too long a day But now I often wish th… Thomas Hood
“ There are three things which the public will always clamor for sooner or later: namely novelty novelty novelty. Thomas Hood
“ When Eve upon the first of MenThe apple press’d with specious cant,Oh! what a thousand pities thenThat Adam was not adamant! Thomas Hood
“ SilenceTHERE is a silence where hath been no sound, There is a silence where no sound may be, In the cold grave—under the deep, deep sea, Or in wide desert where no life is found, Which hath been mute… Thomas Hood
