Maxioms by George Crabbe
A sly old fish, too cunning for the hook.
A sly old fish, too cunning for the hook.
Jane borrow'd maxims from a doubting school,
And took for truth the test of ridicule;
Lucy saw read more
Jane borrow'd maxims from a doubting school,
And took for truth the test of ridicule;
Lucy saw no such virtue in a jest,
Truth was with her of ridicule the test.
Temp'rate in every place--abroad, at home,
Thence will applause, and hence will profit come;
And health from read more
Temp'rate in every place--abroad, at home,
Thence will applause, and hence will profit come;
And health from either--he in time prepares
For sickness, age, and their attendant cares.
