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The Bridge of Sighs

"The Bridge of Sighs" is a famous poem of 1844 by Thomas Hood concerning the suicide of a homeless young woman who threw herself from Waterloo Bridge in London.


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

Thomas Hood The Bridge of Sighs

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

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Thomas Hood photo

“Even God's providence
Seeming estranged.”

Thomas Hood The Bridge of Sighs

The Bridge of Sighs (1844).
1840s

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