Maxioms by Alexander Pope
Soft is the strain when zephyr gently blows.
Soft is the strain when zephyr gently blows.
A little learning is a dangerous thing.
A little learning is a dangerous thing.
To what base ends, and by what abject ways,
Are mortals urg'd through sacred lust of praise!
To what base ends, and by what abject ways,
Are mortals urg'd through sacred lust of praise!
Statesman, yet friend to truth! of soul sincere,
In action faithful, and in honour clear;
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Statesman, yet friend to truth! of soul sincere,
In action faithful, and in honour clear;
Who broke no promise, served no private end,
Who gained no title, and who lost no friend,
Ennobled by himself, by all approved,
And praised, unenvied, by the Muse he loved.
Be not the first by whom the new are tried,
Nor yet the last to lay the old aside.
Be not the first by whom the new are tried,
Nor yet the last to lay the old aside.
