All Thomas Hood Quotes
- Ben Battle was a soldier bold, and used to war's alarms, But a cannon-ball took off his legs, so he laid down his arms. Alarms
- O bed! O bed! delicious bed! That heaven upon earth to the weary head. Bed
- How bless'd the heart that has a friend. A sympathizing ear to lend. Bless
- The biggest bore of all is he who is overflowing with congratulations All
- I saw old autumn in the misty morn Stand shadowless like silence, listening To silence. Autumn
- There is a silence where hath been no sound, There is a silence where no sound may be,- In the cold grave, under the deep,… Been
- And ye, who have met with Adversity's blast, And been bow'd to the earth by its fury; To whom the Twelve Months, that have recently… Adversity
- Oh! God! That bread should be so dear, and flesh and blood so cheap! Blood
- Some dreams we have are nothing else but dreams, Unnatural and full of contradictions; Yet others of our most romantic schemes, Are something more than… Contradiction
- Half of the failures in life come from pulling one's horse when he is leaping. Failure
- Oh, if it be to choose and call thee mine, love, thou art every day my Valentine! Art
- Gold! gold! gold! gold! Bright and yellow, hard and cold! Bright
- O men with sisters dear, O men with mothers and wives, It is not linen you 're wearing out, But human creatures' lives! Creatures
- It was a childish ignorance, But now 'tis little joy To know I'm further off from heaven Than when I was a boy. Boy
- No blessed leisure for love or hope, But only time for grief. Blessed
- I resolved that, like the sun, as long as my day lasted, I would look on the bright side of everything. Bright
- And there is even a happiness That makes the heart afraid. Afraid
- But evil is wrought by want of thought, As well as want of heart! Evil
- Our very hopes belied our fears, Our fears our hopes belied; We thought her dying when she slept, And sleeping when she died. Belied
- We watch'd her breathing through the night, Her breathing soft and low, As in her breast the wave of life Kept heaving to and fro. Breast