Thomas Hood

All men do not admire and delight in the same objects.

All men do not admire and delight in the same objects.

Whoe'er has gone thro' London street,
Has seen a butcher gazing at his meat,
And how he read more

Whoe'er has gone thro' London street,
Has seen a butcher gazing at his meat,
And how he keeps
Gloating upon a sheep's
Or bullock's personals, as if his own;
How he admires his halves
And quarters--and his calves,
As if in truth upon his own legs grown.

But she is vanish'd to her shady home
Under the deep, inscrutable; and there
Weeps in a read more

But she is vanish'd to her shady home
Under the deep, inscrutable; and there
Weeps in a midnight made of her own hair.

A cup concealed in the dress is rarely honestly carried.

A cup concealed in the dress is rarely honestly carried.

A hungry stomach rarely despises rough food.

A hungry stomach rarely despises rough food.