Maxioms by James Russell Lowell
The fireflies o'er the meadow
In pulses come and go.
The fireflies o'er the meadow
In pulses come and go.
Freedom is the only law which genius knows.
Freedom is the only law which genius knows.
With bated breath we offer wicked vows.
With bated breath we offer wicked vows.
Not caring, so that sumpter-horse, the back
Be hung with gaudy trappings, in what course
Yea, rags read more
Not caring, so that sumpter-horse, the back
Be hung with gaudy trappings, in what course
Yea, rags most beggarly, they clothe the soul.
Great things rush to the destruction of each other.
Great things rush to the destruction of each other.