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English Poems Index
No! :
No sun - no moon!
No morn - no noon -
No dawn - no dusk - no proper time of day
No inkling of me way - no notion
No Park - no Ring - no afternoon gentility -
No comfortable feel in any member -
No shade, no shine, no butterflies, no bees,
No fruits, no flowers, no leaves, no birds-
By Thomas Hood
About The Poet :
Thomas Hood (1799-1845) was the son of a London bookseller. At a young age he became apprentice to an engraver. But when he became quite ill he left this job and turned to writing. In 1815, he became a journalist and worked in Dundee, Scotland. Later, he became the sub-editor of the London Magazine. He was known in his lifetime for his comic verse. But it is his more serious poetry that is remembered today.
Words to Know :
Courtesy : something done out of politeness or consideration for another person
'em : them
Gentility : courteous and well-mannered society
The gentility : people from the upper classes-would take a leisurely walk along The Ring in the afternoon greeting others as they passed.
Inkling : a vague idea, an indication of how to go about something
Ring : A circular course in Hyde Park (in London), used for riding and driving
Row : a narrow street, lined with houses or buildings on both sides : a street where a particular occupation or type of person is predominant, e.g. tannery row
't' other side the way : a colloquial contraction of the other side of the road
No! :
No sun - no moon!
No morn - no noon -
No dawn - no dusk - no proper time of day
No sky - no earthly view -No road - no street - no 't' other side the way
No distance looking blue -
No end to any Row -No recognitions of familiar people
No indications where the Crescents go
No top to any steeple -
No courtesies for showing ‘emNo travelling at all-no locomotion,
No knowing ‘em!
No inkling of me way - no notion
No go - by land or oceanNo news from any foreign coast -
No mail - no post-
No Park - no Ring - no afternoon gentility -
No company - no nobility -No warmth, no cheerfulness, no healthful ease,
No comfortable feel in any member -
No shade, no shine, no butterflies, no bees,
No fruits, no flowers, no leaves, no birds-
November!
By Thomas Hood
About The Poet :
Thomas Hood (1799-1845) was the son of a London bookseller. At a young age he became apprentice to an engraver. But when he became quite ill he left this job and turned to writing. In 1815, he became a journalist and worked in Dundee, Scotland. Later, he became the sub-editor of the London Magazine. He was known in his lifetime for his comic verse. But it is his more serious poetry that is remembered today.
Words to Know :
Courtesy : something done out of politeness or consideration for another person
'em : them
Gentility : courteous and well-mannered society
The gentility : people from the upper classes-would take a leisurely walk along The Ring in the afternoon greeting others as they passed.
Inkling : a vague idea, an indication of how to go about something
Ring : A circular course in Hyde Park (in London), used for riding and driving
Row : a narrow street, lined with houses or buildings on both sides : a street where a particular occupation or type of person is predominant, e.g. tannery row
't' other side the way : a colloquial contraction of the other side of the road
