What did Thomas Hood mean by: Boughs are daily rifled By the gusty thieves, And the book of Nature Getteth short of leaves. - Thomas Hood Poet · England Copy
+ How bravely Autumn paints upon the sky The gorgeous fame of Summer which is fled! Feraz Zeid, December 22, 2023January 10, 2024, Thomas Hood, Autumn, Sky, Summer, 0 - Thomas Hood Poet · England
+ I saw old autumn in the misty morn Stand shadowless like silence, listening To silence. Feraz Zeid, December 22, 2023January 10, 2024, Thomas Hood, Autumn, Fog, 0 - Thomas Hood Poet · England
+ He lies like a hedgehog rolled up the wrong way, Tormenting himself with his prickles. Feraz Zeid, December 22, 2023January 10, 2024, Thomas Hood, Lying, 0 - Thomas Hood Poet · England
+ No shade, no shine, no butterflies, no bees, No fruits, no flowers, no leaves, no birds – November! Feraz Zeid, December 22, 2023January 10, 2024, Thomas Hood, Butterfly, Flower, 0 - Thomas Hood Poet · England
+ Half of the failures in life come from pulling one’s horse when he is leaping. Feraz Zeid, December 22, 2023January 10, 2024, Thomas Hood, Fear, Horse, 0 - Thomas Hood Poet · England
+ A certain portion of the human race has certainly a taste for being diddled. Feraz Zeid, December 22, 2023January 10, 2024, Thomas Hood, Atheism, Race, Taste, 0 - Thomas Hood Poet · England
+ But evil is wrought by want of thought, As well as want of heart! Feraz Zeid, December 22, 2023January 10, 2024, Thomas Hood, Atheism, Evil, Heart, 0 - Thomas Hood Poet · England
+ Some sigh for this and that; My wishes don’t go far; The world may wag at will, So I have my cigar. Feraz Zeid, December 22, 2023January 10, 2024, Thomas Hood, Wish, 0 - Thomas Hood Poet · England
That is the greatest gift my books have given me; what it means and has done for the kids. - Jean Craighead George
Making a book is a craft, like making a clock; it needs more than native wit to be an author. Explain - Jean de la Bruyere Writer · France
Books can ignite fires in your mind, because they carry ideas for kindling, and art for matches. - Gary D. Schmidt Author
There is as much trickery required to grow rich by a stupid book as there is folly in buying it. Explain - Jean de la Bruyere Writer · France
Anyone who reads a book with a sense of obligation does not understand the art of reading. - Lin Yutang Writer · China
