Maxioms by John Taylor "the Water Poet"
Howe'er it be, it seems to me,
'Tis only noble to be good;
Kind hearts are more read more
Howe'er it be, it seems to me,
'Tis only noble to be good;
Kind hearts are more than coronets,
And simple faith than Norman blood.
God sends meat, and the Devil sends cooks.
God sends meat, and the Devil sends cooks.
For man is man, and master of his fate.
For man is man, and master of his fate.
For men, at most, differ as heaven and earth;
But women, worst and best, as heaven and hell.
For men, at most, differ as heaven and earth;
But women, worst and best, as heaven and hell.
I sit within a helmless bark.
I sit within a helmless bark.
