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
+ When he is forsaken, Withered and shaken, What can an old man do but die? Feraz Zeid, December 22, 2023January 10, 2024, Thomas Hood, Age, Old Man, 0 - Thomas Hood Poet · England
+ The best of friends fall out, and so his teeth had done some years ago. Feraz Zeid, December 22, 2023January 10, 2024, Thomas Hood, Teeth, 0 - Thomas Hood Poet · England
+ My books kept me from the ring, the dog-pit, the tavern, and the saloon. Feraz Zeid, December 22, 2023January 10, 2024, Thomas Hood, Book, Dog, Reading, 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
+ Oh! God! That bread should be so dear, and flesh and blood so cheap! Feraz Zeid, December 22, 2023January 10, 2024, Thomas Hood, Blood, Flesh, Struggle, 0 - Thomas Hood Poet · England
+ Dear bells! how sweet the sound of village bells When on the undulating air they swim! Feraz Zeid, December 22, 2023January 10, 2024, Thomas Hood, Air, Sweet, Swim, 0 - Thomas Hood Poet · England
+ What is mind? No matter. What is matter? Never mind. What is the soul? It is immaterial. Feraz Zeid, December 22, 2023January 10, 2024, Thomas Hood, Mind, Soul, 0 - Thomas Hood Poet · England
+ There is not a string attuned to mirth but has its chord of melancholy. Feraz Zeid, December 22, 2023January 10, 2024, Thomas Hood, Chords, Melancholy, 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
