Maxioms by John Milton
O madness to think use of strongest wines
And strongest drinks our chief support of health,
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O madness to think use of strongest wines
And strongest drinks our chief support of health,
When God with these forbidden made choice to rear
His mighty champion, strong above compare,
Whose drink was only from the liquid brook.
Servant of God, well done, well hast thou fought
The better fight.
Servant of God, well done, well hast thou fought
The better fight.
Abashed the Devil stood,
And felt how awful goodness is, and saw
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Abashed the Devil stood,
And felt how awful goodness is, and saw
Virtue in her own shape how lovely; saw
And pined his loss.
Luck is the residue of design.
Luck is the residue of design.
Whence and what are thou, execrable shape?
Whence and what are thou, execrable shape?
