Quotes from work

The Bridge of Sighs

“Alas! for the rarity
Of Christian charity
Under the sun!”

Thomas Hood The Bridge of Sighs

The Bridge of Sighs (1844), st. 9.
1840s

“One more Unfortunate,
Weary of breath,
Rashly importunate,
Gone to her death!

Take her up tenderly,
Lift her with care;
Fashion'd so slenderly
Young, and so fair!”

Thomas Hood The Bridge of Sighs

The Bridge of Sighs (1844), st. 1-2.
1840s

“Even God's providence
Seeming estranged.”

Thomas Hood The Bridge of Sighs

The Bridge of Sighs (1844).
1840s