Maxioms by Lord Alfred Tennyson
This oiled and curled Assyrian bull,
Smelling of musk and of insolence.
This oiled and curled Assyrian bull,
Smelling of musk and of insolence.
When his heart is glad
Of the full harvest, I will speak to him.
When his heart is glad
Of the full harvest, I will speak to him.
And from his ashes may be made
The violet of his native land.
And from his ashes may be made
The violet of his native land.
My strength is as the strength of ten, because my heart is pure.
My strength is as the strength of ten, because my heart is pure.
First pledge our Queen this solemn night,
Then drink to England, every guest;
That man's the best read more
First pledge our Queen this solemn night,
Then drink to England, every guest;
That man's the best Cosmopolite
Who knows his native country best.
