Maxioms by Edmund Waller
The fear of Hell, or aiming to be blest, Savors too much of private interest. This moved not Moses, nor read more
The fear of Hell, or aiming to be blest, Savors too much of private interest. This moved not Moses, nor the zealous Paul, Who for their friends abandoned soul and all.
The seas are quiet when the winds give o'er;
So calm are we when passions are no more!
The seas are quiet when the winds give o'er;
So calm are we when passions are no more!
Tea does our fancy aid,
Repress those vapours which the head invade
And keeps that palace of read more
Tea does our fancy aid,
Repress those vapours which the head invade
And keeps that palace of the soul serene.
His love at once and dread instruct our thought;
As man He suffer'd and as God He taught.
His love at once and dread instruct our thought;
As man He suffer'd and as God He taught.
All human things
Of dearest value hang on slender strings.
All human things
Of dearest value hang on slender strings.
