The Comic Poems of Thomas Hood: A New and Complete EditionHood, Thomas
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The Comic Poems of Thomas Hood: A New and Complete Edition
Hood, Thomas
English poetry -- 19th century; English wit and humor
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FOOTNOTES:
[1] Tarantula.
[2] The name of a well-known lion at that time in the Zoological
Gardens.
[3] A word caught from some American Trader in passing.
[4] See the story of Sidi Nonman, in the “Arabian Nights.”
[5] Captain Kater, the moon’s surveyor.
[6] The doctor’s composition for a _night-cap_.
[7] “Since this poem was written, Doctor Ireland and those in
authority under him have reduced the fares. It is gratifying to the
English people to know that while butcher’s meat is rising tombs are
falling.”--_Note in Third Edition._
[8] The daughter of William Harvey, the artist.
[9] Solomon Eagle.
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