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Thomas Hood on Sadness

1799–1845 England

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3 quotes

Oh would I were dead now,
Or up in my bed now,
To cover my head now,
And have a good cry!

My tears must stop, for every drop
Hinders needle and thread.

The Song of the Shirt (1843)

There's not a string attuned to mirth
But has its chord in melancholy.

Attribution

Quotes and notes from Wikiquote: Thomas Hood (page history), available under CC BY-SA 4.0.