Maxioms by John Dryden
There is a pleasure, sure,
In being mad, which none but madmen know!
There is a pleasure, sure,
In being mad, which none but madmen know!
Stiff in opinion, always in the wrong.
Stiff in opinion, always in the wrong.
For they conquer who believe they can.
For they conquer who believe they can.
Thespis, the first professor of our art,
At country wakes snug ballads from a cart.
Thespis, the first professor of our art,
At country wakes snug ballads from a cart.
Forgiveness to the injured does belong,
But they ne'er pardon who have done the wrong.
Forgiveness to the injured does belong,
But they ne'er pardon who have done the wrong.
