Maxioms by Elizabeth Barrett Browning
Don't stay in bed, unless you can make money in bed.
Don't stay in bed, unless you can make money in bed.
Men get opinions as boys learn to spell, By reiteration chiefly.
Men get opinions as boys learn to spell, By reiteration chiefly.
And lilies are still lilies, pulled
By smutty hands, though spotted from their white.
And lilies are still lilies, pulled
By smutty hands, though spotted from their white.
"There is no God," the foolish saith, But none, "There is no sorrow." And nature oft the cry of read more
"There is no God," the foolish saith, But none, "There is no sorrow." And nature oft the cry of faith In bitter need will borrow: Eyes which the preacher could not school, By wayside graves are raised; And lips say, "God be pitiful," Who ne'er said, "God be praised.".
A white rosebud for a guerdon.
A white rosebud for a guerdon.
