Maxioms by Charles Churchill
To vanish nonsense with the charms of sound.
To vanish nonsense with the charms of sound.
Favours out of place I regard as positive injuries.
Favours out of place I regard as positive injuries.
A wise man does nothing by constraint.
A wise man does nothing by constraint.
 His voice no touch of harmony admits,
 Irregularly deep, and shrill by fits.
  The two extremes appear read more 
 His voice no touch of harmony admits,
 Irregularly deep, and shrill by fits.
  The two extremes appear like man and wife
   Coupled together for the sake of strife. 
 Amongst the sons of men how few are known
 Who dare be just to merit not their own.  
 Amongst the sons of men how few are known
 Who dare be just to merit not their own.