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Born in May 23, 1799 / Died in May 3, 1845 / United Kingdom / English

Poems by Thomas Hood

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Sonnet to Ocean

... Whilst roar'd thy waves, like lions when they rove ...

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To Hope

... Ere buds were come, where flowers would blow, ...

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I Love Thee

... But most, dear heart of hearts, thy proofs ...

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Sonnet to Vauxhall

...  Hengler! Madame! round whom all bright sparks lurk ...

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Sonnet (Written in a Volume of Shakespeare)

... And warms their scutcheons with a glance of gold!— ...

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The Sea of Death

... Wretched,—as they had breathed of this world’s pain, ...

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Sonnet For the 14th of February

... And still I reckon on from smiles to smiles, ...

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Autumn III

... — Poor wretch, fall a-weeping! ...

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A Friendly Address

...  Pay down a crime for “entrance” to your “quarters” ...

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The Two Swans (A Fairy Tale)

... III From whence he shot fierce light against the stars, ...

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Time, Hope And Memory

... But trust not all her fondness, though it seem, ...

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The Lament of Toby, The Learned Pig

... Farewell to 'Town!' farewell to 'Gown!' ...

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Sonnet to My Wife

... And fruitless thought, in Care's eternal thrall, ...

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Ode To The Moon

... With leaves and cluster'd fruits, and flow'rs eterne,— ...

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Sonnet (Written in Keats' "Endymion")

... Tears, that perchance still glisten in the morn:— ...