“Spontaneously to God should turn the soul, Like the magnetic needle to the pole; But what were that intrinsic virtue worth, Suppose some fellow, with more zeal than knowledge, Fresh from St. Andrew's College, Should nail the conscious needle to the north?” ShouldSoulTurnsVirtueInfluenceCollegeConsciousFellowsNailsZealNeedlesAndrewMagnetic Author:Thomas Hood
“Well for the drones of the social hive that there are bees of an industrious turn, willing, for an infinitesimal share of the honey, to undertake the labor of its fabrication.” WellsTurnsSocialShareWillingLaborHoneyBeesDronesIndustriousHivesFabrication Book:The Poetical Works of Thomas Hood Source: The Poetical Works of Thomas Hood
“What joy have I in June's return? My feet are parched-my eyeballs burn, I scent no flowery gust; But faint the flagging zephyr springs, With dry Macadam on its wings, And turns me 'dust to dust.'” JoyTurnsFeetReturnSpringWingsDustDryScentJuneEyeballsTurn MeZephyrDust To Dust Book:The Poetical Works of Thomas Hood Source: The Poetical Works of Thomas Hood
“Lives of great men oft remind us as we o'er their pages turn, That we too may leave behind us - Letters that we ought to burn.” MenMayTurnsBehindsOughtPagesLettersGreat Men Author:Thomas Hood
