Thomas Hood

And ye, who have met with Adversity's blast,
And been bow'd to the earth by its fury;
To whom the Twelve Months,
that have recently pass'dWere as harsh as a prejudiced jury -
Still, fill to the Future! and join in our chime,
The regrets of remembrance to cozen,
And having obtained a New Trial of Time,
Shout in hopes of a kindlier dozen.


~Thomas Hood, Anacreontic for the New Year