Thomas Hood ( 10 of 13 )
Gold! gold! gold! gold!
Bright and yellow, hard and cold!
Gold! gold! gold! gold!
Bright and yellow, hard and cold!
A word once spoken cannot be recalled.
A word once spoken cannot be recalled.
A man perfect to the finger tips.
A man perfect to the finger tips.
Alas! the fleeting years, how they roll on!
Alas! the fleeting years, how they roll on!
Poor Peggy hawks nosegays from street to street
Till--think of that who find life so sweet!--
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Poor Peggy hawks nosegays from street to street
Till--think of that who find life so sweet!--
She hates the smell of roses!
A leech that will not quit the skin until sated with blood.
A leech that will not quit the skin until sated with blood.
A bad reader soon puts to flight both wise men and fools.
A bad reader soon puts to flight both wise men and fools.
Add a sprinkling of folly to your long deliberations.
Add a sprinkling of folly to your long deliberations.
A cup concealed in the dress is rarely honestly carried.
A cup concealed in the dress is rarely honestly carried.
A man of refined taste and judgment.
A man of refined taste and judgment.
