Maxioms by Elizabeth Barrett Browning
The devil's most devilish when respectable.
The devil's most devilish when respectable.
Pray, pray, thou who also weepest,--
And the drops will slacken so;
Weep, weep--and the watch thou read more
Pray, pray, thou who also weepest,--
And the drops will slacken so;
Weep, weep--and the watch thou keepest,
With a quicker count will go.
Think,--the shadow on the dial
For the nature most undone,
Marks the passing of the trial,
Proves the presence of the sun.
Free men freely work:
Whoever fears God, fears to sit at ease.
Free men freely work:
Whoever fears God, fears to sit at ease.
The beauty seems right
By force of beauty, and the feeble wrong
Because of weakness.
The beauty seems right
By force of beauty, and the feeble wrong
Because of weakness.
Light tomorrow with today.
Light tomorrow with today.
