Maxioms by James Thomson (1)
For nothing human foreign was to him.
For nothing human foreign was to him.
'Tis silence all,
And pleasing expectation.
'Tis silence all,
And pleasing expectation.
Soft-buzzing Slander; silly moths that eat
An honest name.
Soft-buzzing Slander; silly moths that eat
An honest name.
The Redbreast, sacred to the household gods,
Wisely regardful of the embroiling sky,
In joyless fields and read more
The Redbreast, sacred to the household gods,
Wisely regardful of the embroiling sky,
In joyless fields and thorny thickets leaves
His shivering mates, and pays to trusted Man
His annual visit.
Whoe'er amidst the sons
Of reason, valor, liberty and virtue,
Displays distinguished merit, is a noble
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Whoe'er amidst the sons
Of reason, valor, liberty and virtue,
Displays distinguished merit, is a noble
Of Nature's own creating.
