Maxioms by Edward Young
He rams his quill with scandal and with scoff,
But 'tis so very foul, it won't go off.
He rams his quill with scandal and with scoff,
But 'tis so very foul, it won't go off.
The man that blushes is not quite a brute.
The man that blushes is not quite a brute.
A land of levity is a land of guilt.
A land of levity is a land of guilt.
Oh, how portentous is prosperity!
How comet-like, it threatens while it shines.
Oh, how portentous is prosperity!
How comet-like, it threatens while it shines.
The purpose firm is equal to the deed.
The purpose firm is equal to the deed.
