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 the night Had borne my breath away!Thomas Hood
No shade, no shine, no butterflies, no bees, No fruits, no flowers, no leaves, no birds, November!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
Some minds improve by travel, others, rather, resemble copper wire, or brass, which get the narrower by going farther.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
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 men The apple pressed with specious cant, Oh! what a thousand pities then That Adam was not adamant.Thomas Hood