"I remember, I remember The fir-trees dark and……" — Thomas Hood
"I remember, I remember The fir-trees dark and high; I used to think their slender tops Were close against the sky; It was a childish ignorance, But now 't is little joy To know I'm farther off from heaven Than when I was a boy."
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Thomas Hood
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69 Quotes by Thomas Hood
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O bed! O bed! delicious bed! That heaven upon earth to the weary head.
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How bless'd the heart that has a friend. A sympathizing ear to lend.
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The biggest bore of all is he who is overflowing with congratulations
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I saw old autumn in the misty morn Stand shadowless like silence, listening To silence.
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And ye, who have met with Adversity's blast, And been bow'd to the earth by its fury; To whom the…
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Oh! God! That bread should be so dear, and flesh and blood so cheap!
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Half of the failures in life come from pulling one's horse when he is leaping.
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Oh, if it be to choose and call thee mine, love, thou art every day my Valentine!
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Gold! gold! gold! gold! Bright and yellow, hard and cold!
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