#thomas hood

[dozydawn]

#“the cowslip is a country wench. the violet is a nun. but i will woo the dainty rose. the queen of every one” #thomas hood #mount washington #burmese glass #flowers #poetry

[apoemaday]

November

by Thomas Hood

No sun—no moon! No morn—no noon— No dawn—no dusk—no proper time of day. 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!

#poetry #thomas hood #november

[uwmspeccoll]

Staff Pick of the Week

I came across this interesting broadside while verifying some catalog records and knew I had to share it! It's a printing of Faithless Nelly Gray, a humorous poem by English editor, publisher, poet, and humorist Thomas Hood (1799-1845). This particular broadside edition of the poem was printed as part of the Christmas 1888 issue of The Graphic, an illustrated weekly newspaper that ran from 1869-1932. The illustration was done by Scottish illustrator William Ralston (1841-1911).

The poem is sometimes subtitled "A Pathetic Ballad," which to me seems pretty appropriate! The poem follows the brave Ben Battle, who loses his legs in the war. When he returns home with peg legs, he goes to visit his sweet Nelly Gray, who says things like "I loved a soldier once, / For he was blithe and brave; / But I will never have a man / With both legs in the grave" and "Before you had those timber-toes / Your love I did allow, / But then, you know, you stand upon / Another footing now." Alas, Nelly has moved on to a new soldier—one who still has legs—and our hero Ben Battle decides to end his own life and then is buried at a crossroads with "a stake in his inside" for some reason... which begs the question, is he a vampire? (We looked it up and know this was a common practice when burying those who took their own lives—but still... vampire?)

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-- Alice, Special Collections Department Manager

#Staff Pick of the Week #Faithless Nelly Gray #Thomas Hood #humorous poetry #poetry #poems #William Ralston #The Graphic #A Pathetic Ballad #broadsides #pathos

[detroitlib]

Thomas Hood. "The Haunted House."

#thomas hood #the haunted house #haunted house #haunted #poetry #poem #poems #book #books #old books #spirits #detroit public library

[poemoftheday]

Poem of the Day 15 February 2024

Thomas Hood. 1798-1845

The Death-bed

WE watch'd her breathing thro' the night,   Her breathing soft and low, As in her breast the wave of life   Kept heaving to and fro.

So silently we seem'd to speak,   So slowly moved about, As we had lent her half our powers   To eke her living out.

Our very hopes belied our fears,   Our fears our hopes belied— We thought her dying when she slept,   And sleeping when she died.

For when the morn came dim and sad,   And chill with early showers, Her quiet eyelids closed—she had   Another morn than ours.

#poetry #poem of the day #poem #Thomas Hood

[ballumville]

'Oh, if it be to choose and call thee mine, love, thou art every day my Valentine! '💘

#ballum #quotes #thomas hood

[soulmaking]

#thomas hood #silence #sound #poetry #poems #poem #the piano #jane campion

[evaningotham]

i need the batfam fandom to give damian the same energy we give tom hollands peter parker in fics like

i want Field Trip to Wayne Enterprises fics

fics where damian gets phone calls from his famous siblings in class

fics where damian has to deal with the other kids watching thirst traps of his older siblings

fics where he’s getting bullies and one of them shows up in full vigilante attire to scare the middle school bully

just

damian al ghul wayne fanfic that centers around his school life and protective family

#dc comics #batman #damian wayne #damian al ghul #damian al ghul wayne #damian wayne al ghul #bruce wayne #wayne enterprises #tim drake #jason todd #dick grayson #red hood #batfam #batfamily #nightwing #cass cain #cassandra cain #steph brown #duke thomas #jon kent

[lonelyvermonster]

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

~ Thomas Hood

#quotes #thomas hood #A pleasury of wittcisms &word play #book quotes #intresting

[ashoss]

little brother duo supremacy

edit: sorry to disappoint yall but this isnt dick or virgil 😭😭 its duke in a nightwing sweater,,,,

#courtesy of incorrect quote generator #u guys i love duke & damian so much #damian wayne #robin #duke thomas #the signal #jason todd #red hood #batman #batfamily #batfam #dc comics #dc fanart #incorrect batfamily quotes #illustration #ash's doodlings #MINOR EDIT I FORGOT TO COLOUR IN PART OF THE PAPER LMAO OOPS

[who-always-pays-their-taxes]

im obsessed with the idea that gothamites 100% know who all the batkids are, like “ for sure Dick Grayson is nightwing #thebuttsmatch” and they figured out all their identities and who it correlates to, “ofc the newest robin with all the swords is Damian Wayne!!” but they refuse to even consider Bruce and The Batman being the same guy. it just doesn’t make sense?? Brucie Wayne, dressing up as a bat and calling himself vengeance???? as if???? also he’s from bristol???? can’t possibly be Brucie. Like they genuinely believe that Bruce is the father to a whole gaggle of themed vigilantes and just doesn’t know it. Anytime his kids disappear during a gala, he gets a bunch of pitiful looks and he can’t leave bc everyone’s looking at him now??

This actually works into a lot of ppls theories that Brucie is The Batman’s sugar daddy, bc clearly they’re together and co parenting the batkids??

#dcu #batfam #batfamily #bruce wayne #brucie wayne #batman #the batman #batkids #dick grayson #nightwing #robin #damian wayne #damian al ghul #jason todd #tim drake #red hood #red robin #duke thomas #the signal #cassandra wayne #cassandra cain #black bat #stephanie brown #spoiler dc

[lustwithoutlore]

After a mission…

Dick: I can’t wait to go home, have a bowl of cereal, and go to sleep.

Duke: Lucky, I have patrol in like, two hours. No sleep for me. What’re you going to do when you get home, Jason?

Dick: Wait! Let me guess. Crack open a beer, order in Chinese food, and fall asleep on the couch watching a gritty action movie.

Jason, fully planning on having a lavender scented bubble bath while drinking vanilla earl grey tea and watching Pride and Prejudice: … Something like that.

#Dick unexpectedly comes over and Jason has to rush to hide the evidence #Dick: Jason. Why is there a pitcher of tea a Pride and Prejudice DVD and a gallon of bubble bath hidden inside your oven #Jason: … it’s a sacrifice to my edgelord gods? #batfamily #batman #jason todd #red hood #batfam #bruce wayne #tim drake #cassandra cain #dick grayson #stephanie brown #nightwing #duke thomas #signal dc #batfam memes #incorrect batfamily quotes #red robin #robin dc #dc comics #damian wayne

[gildedlead]

Duke: …So, is Two-Face like, B’s ex or something?

Steph: I think it’s more of a situationship? They still seem to have some feelings going on there.

Jason: Yeah right, and get accused of cheating on Selina? I think not. They’ve been dating for as long as I can remember.

Dick: That’s…strange, cause I’m pretty sure he and Clark are married. Big Blue gave him a ring and everything.

Damian: A Kryptonite ring. One that Father keeps in a lead lined safe with the rest of the alien’s bane. Besides, everyone knows Mother’s laid her claim to him already. Only a fool would interfere with such a union.

Cass: Talia and Bruce are about as divorced as two people can be.

Tim: No, you guys are all missing the point. If we want Bruce to have a partner, we need to pick the most profitable option for us. [ pulling up a PowerPoint ] Hear. Me. Out.

—-Later, At the Watchtower-—

Oliver: Bats, why are your kids inviting me over for dinner?

#bruce voice how many of them can I reasonably ground at the same time #chatterbox behavior #batfam #duke thomas #the signal #stephanie brown #spoiler dc #jason todd #red hood #dick grayson #nightwing #damian wayne #dc robin #cassandra cain #batgirl #tim drake #red robin #oliver queen #green arrow #bruce wayne #batman

[starry-storms]

Instead of asking his children to protect Gotham, Bruce's final request is "Please don't let your brother become a super villian"

And none of them are sure which one he's referring to.

#its Tim #tim is the only one who thinks its him though #batman #dick grayson #bruce wayne #batman and robin #jason todd #nightwing #tim drake #damian wayne #red hood #red robin #duke thomas #the signal

[poemoftheday]

Poem of the Day 22 December 2023

Thomas Hood. 1798-1845

Silence

THERE is a silence where hath been no sound, There is a silence where no sound may be,   In the cold grave—under the deep, deep sea, Or in wide desert where no life is found, Which hath been mute, and still must sleep profound;   No voice is hush'd—no life treads silently,   But clouds and cloudy shadows wander free, That never spoke, over the idle ground: But in green ruins, in the desolate walls   Of antique palaces, where Man hath been, Though the dun fox or wild hyaena calls,   And owls, that flit continually between, Shriek to the echo, and the low winds moan— There the true Silence is, self-conscious and alone.

#poetry #poem of the day #poem #thomas hood

[reebmiester]

dick got a new apartment. but at what cost

#batfam #dick grayson #jason todd #red hood #nightwing #damian wayne #tim drake #duke thomas #cassandra cain #red robin #robin #signal #batfamily #batman #my art #Art #bat family #dc #DC comics