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.

In 1844 he wrote
No! (Abridged):
No sun - no moon!
No morn - no noon -
No dawn - no dusk - no proper time of day. "Next to being a citizen of the world" writes Thomas Hood in his Literary Reminiscences "it must be the best thing to be born a citizen of the world's greatest city. His son Tom Hood became a well known playwright and editor.

Thomas Hood (23 May 1799 – 3 May 1845) was a British humorist and poet. His son Tom Hood became a well known playwright and editor.