| James and Mary Ford, eds. Every Day in the Year. 1902. | | | | January 4 | | To Charles Dickens | | By Thomas Hood (1799–1845) |
| | | | On his departure for America, Jan. 4, 1842. |
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PSHAW! away with leaf and berry, | |
| And the sober-sided cup! | |
| Bring a goblet and bright sherry, | |
| And a bumper fill me up! | |
| Though a pledge I had to shiver, | 5 |
| And the longest ever was! | |
| Ere his vessel leaves our river, | |
| I would drink a health to Boz! | |
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| Here’s success to all his antics, | |
| Since it pleases him to roam, | 10 |
| And to paddle o’er Atlantics, | |
| After such a sale at home! | |
| May he shun all rocks whatever, | |
| And each shallow sand that lurks, | |
| And his passage be as clever | 15 |
| As the best among his works! | | | |
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