Epigrams by Thomas Hood. On the Art-Unions
That picture-raffles will conduce to nourish
Design, or cause good coloring to flourish,
Admits of logic-chopping and wise sawing,
But surely lotteries encourage drawing.
The Superiority of Machinery
A mechanic his labor will often discard
If the rate of his pay he dislikes:
But a clock—and its case is uncommonly hard—
Will continue to work though it STRIKES.