Maxioms by Charles Churchill
Man and wife,
Coupled together for the sake of strife.
Man and wife,
Coupled together for the sake of strife.
No statesman e'er will find it worth his pains
To tax our labours and excise our brains.
No statesman e'er will find it worth his pains
To tax our labours and excise our brains.
A bachelor's bed is the most pleasant.
A bachelor's bed is the most pleasant.
Friends I have made, whom Envy must commend,
But not one foe whom I would wish a friend.
Friends I have made, whom Envy must commend,
But not one foe whom I would wish a friend.
To vanish nonsense with the charms of sound.
To vanish nonsense with the charms of sound.
