Maxioms by Thomas Hood
Jasmine is sweet, and has many loves.
Jasmine is sweet, and has many loves.
Gold! gold! gold! gold!
Bright and yellow, hard and cold!
Gold! gold! gold! gold!
Bright and yellow, hard and cold!
Oh, God! that bread should be so dear,
And flesh and blood so cheap!
Oh, God! that bread should be so dear,
And flesh and blood so cheap!
For my part getting up seems not so easy
By half as lying.
For my part getting up seems not so easy
By half as lying.
It is not linen you're wearing out,
But human creatures' lives.
It is not linen you're wearing out,
But human creatures' lives.
