The Miscellaneous Poems of Thomas Hood Author:Thomas Hood General Books publication date: 2009 Original publication date: 1858 Original Publisher: Phillips, Sampson Notes: This is a black and white OCR reprint of the original. It has no illustrations and there may be typos or missing text. When you buy the General Books edition of this book you get free trial access to Million-Books.com where you c... more »an select from more than a million books for free. Excerpt: MISCELLANEOUS POEMS. DOMESTIC ASIDES; OR, TKUTH IN PARENTHESES. " I Eeally take it very kind, This visit, Mrs. Skinner ! I have not seen you such an age -- (The wretch has come to dinner!) " Your daughters, too, what loves of girls -- What heads for painters' easels ! Come here, and kiss the infant, dears -- (And give it p'rhaps the measles !) " Your charming boys, I see, are home From Reverend Mr. Russell's; 'Twas very kind to bring them both -- (What boots for my new Brussels !) " What! little Clara left at home ! Well, now, I call that shabby; I should have loved to kiss her so -- (A flabby, dabby, babby.!) " And Mr. S., I hope he's well; Ah ! though he lives so handy, He never now drops in to sup -- (The better for our brandy !) " Come, take a seat -- I long to hear About Matilda's marriage; You're come, of course, to spend the day -- (Thank Heaven I hear the carriage !) " "What! must you go ? next time, I hope, You'll give me longer measure ; Nay -- I shall see you down the stairs -- (With most uncommon pleasure !) " Good-bye! good-bye! remember all, Next time you'll take your dinners! (Now, David, mind I'm not at home, In future to the Skinners !") TOWN AND COUNTRY. AN ODE. 0 ! Well may poets make a fuss In summer time, and sigh " O rus !" Of London pleasures sick: My heart is all at pant to rest In Greenwood shades -- my eyes detest This endless meal of brick ! 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 spr...« less