Social Commentaries
On the New Half-farthings
From The Comic Poems of Thomas Hood
Social Commentaries
"Too small for any marketable shift,
What purpose can there be for coins like these?"
Hush, hush, good Sir!--Thus charitable Thrift
May give a Mite to him who wants a cheese!
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MLA
Hood, Thomas. “On the New Half-farthings.” Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/hood/162/.
Chicago
Hood, Thomas. “On the New Half-farthings.” Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/hood/162/.
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