Alexander Nelson Hood

Famous quotes containing the words nelson and/or hood:

    From now on, if I ever get to burn another newspaper, I’ll remember what a few cents can buy.
    Alvah Bessie, Ranald MacDougall, and Lester Cole. Raoul Walsh. Captain Nelson (Errol Flynn)

    Work—work—work,
    In the dull December light,
    And work—work—work,
    When the weather is warm and bright—
    While underneath the eaves
    The brooding swallows cling
    As if to show me their sunny backs
    And twit me with the spring.
    —Thomas Hood (1799–1845)