Maxioms by Edward Young
The qualities all in a bee that we meet,
In an epigram never should fail;
The body read more
The qualities all in a bee that we meet,
In an epigram never should fail;
The body should always be little and sweet,
And a sting should be felt in its tail.
Thou art so witty, profligate and thin,
At once we think thee Satan, Death and Sin.
Thou art so witty, profligate and thin,
At once we think thee Satan, Death and Sin.
Wishing, of all employments is the worst.
Wishing, of all employments is the worst.
'Tis impious in a good man to be sad.
'Tis impious in a good man to be sad.
Those who build beneath the stars build too low.
Those who build beneath the stars build too low.