1799-1845, British Poet and Humorist
A certain portion of the human race has certainly a taste for being diddled.
Thomas Hood – [Credulity]
But evil is wrought by want of thought as well as want of heart!
Thomas Hood – [Evil]
But who would rush at a benighted man, and give him two black eyes for being blind?
Thomas Hood – [Blindness]
Gold! Gold! Gold! Bright and yellow, hard and cold.
Thomas Hood – [Gold]
My books kept me from the ring, the dog-pit, the tavern, and the saloon.
Thomas Hood – [Books and Reading]
Oh, God! that bread should be so dear! And flesh and blood so cheap!
Thomas Hood – [Poverty and The Poor]