What joy have I in June's return? My feet are parched—my ey… - Thomas Hood

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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."

Thomas Hood

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Thomas Hood (May 23, 1799 – May 3, 1845) was an English humorist and poet.

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Alternative Names: T. H.

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Another tumble! That's his precious nose!

With fingers weary and worn,
With eyelids heavy and red,
A woman sat, in unwomanly rags,
Plying her needle and thread—
Stitch! stitch! stitch!
In poverty, hunger, and dirt,
And still with a voice of dolorous pitch
She sang the “Song of the Shirt.”

My tears must stop, for every drop Hinders needle and thread.

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 Maca… - Thomas Hood

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