Thomas Hood (Томас Гуд (Худ))

Past and Present

I remember, I remember
The house where I was born,
The little window where the sun
Came peeping in at morn;
He never came a wink too soon
Nor bought too long a day;
But now, I often wish the night
Had borne my breath away.

I remember, I remember
The roses, red and white,
The violets, and the lily-cups--
Those flowers made of light!
The lilacs where the robin built,
And where my brother set
The laburnum on his birthday,--
The tree is living yet!

I remember, I remember
Where I was used to swing,
And throught the air must rush as fresh
To swallows on the wing;
My spirit flew in feathers then
That is so heavy now,
And summer pools could hardly cool
The fever on my brow.

I remember, I remember
The fir frees dark and high;
I used to think their slender tops
Were close against the sky:
It was a childish ignorance,
But now 'tis little joy
To know I'm farther off from Heaven
Than when I was a boy. 

1. To My Daughter on Her Birthday
2. To Fancy
3. Ballad (She's up and gone, the graceless girl)
4. The Two Peacocks of Bedfont
5. Stanzas (Is there a bitter pang for love removed)

Francis Palgrave (Фрэнсис Палгрев) Past and Present ("AS I hear the breath of the mother")

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