Maxioms by Ben Jonson
Nature herself was proud of his designs,
And joyed to wear the dressing of his lines!
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Nature herself was proud of his designs,
And joyed to wear the dressing of his lines!
Which were so richly spun, and woven so fit,
As since, she will vouchsafe no other wit.
Sweet meat must have sour sauce.
Sweet meat must have sour sauce.
The master of art or giver of wit,
Their belly.
The master of art or giver of wit,
Their belly.
Where it concerns himself,
Who's angry at a slander, makes it true.
Where it concerns himself,
Who's angry at a slander, makes it true.
A countenance inconceivably forbidding.
A countenance inconceivably forbidding.
