Maxioms by John Dryden
Whatever he did, was done with so much ease,
In him alone 'twas natural to please.
Whatever he did, was done with so much ease,
In him alone 'twas natural to please.
With ravish'd ears
The monarch hears,
Assumes the god,
Affects to nod,
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With ravish'd ears
The monarch hears,
Assumes the god,
Affects to nod,
And seems to shake the spheres.
He raised a mortal to the skies;
She drew an angel down.
He raised a mortal to the skies;
She drew an angel down.
For your ignorance is the mother of your devotion to me.
For your ignorance is the mother of your devotion to me.
A knock-down argument; 'tis but a word and a blow.
A knock-down argument; 'tis but a word and a blow.
