Maxioms by Thomas Hood
A bad reader soon puts to flight both wise men and fools.
A bad reader soon puts to flight both wise men and fools.
Alas! the fleeting years, how they roll on!
Alas! the fleeting years, how they roll on!
While the steeples are loud in their joy,
To the tune of the bells' ring-a-ding,
Let us read more
While the steeples are loud in their joy,
To the tune of the bells' ring-a-ding,
Let us chime in a peal, one and all,
For we all should be able to sing Hullah baloo.
Poor Peggy hawks nosegays from street to street
Till--think of that who find life so sweet!--
She read more
Poor Peggy hawks nosegays from street to street
Till--think of that who find life so sweet!--
She hates the smell of roses!