Basil Hood

British dramatist and army officer (1864–1917)

Basil Willett Charles Hood (5 April 18647 August 1917) was a British dramatist and lyricist.

Quotes edit

  • And Spaniards and Dutchmen, and Frenchmen and such men,
    As foemen did curse them, the bowmen of England!
    No other land could nurse them
    But their motherland, Old England!
    And on her broad bosom did they ever thrive!

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  •   Encyclopedic article on Basil Hood on Wikipedia