Maxioms by Matthew Prior
For hope is but the dream of those that wake. -Matthew Prior.
For hope is but the dream of those that wake. -Matthew Prior.
They never taste who always drink;
They always talk who never think.
They never taste who always drink;
They always talk who never think.
When Croft's "Life of Dr. Young" was spoken of as a good
imitation of Dr. Johnson's style, "No, no," read more
When Croft's "Life of Dr. Young" was spoken of as a good
imitation of Dr. Johnson's style, "No, no," said he, "it is not a
good imitation of Johnson; it has all his pomp without his force;
it has all the nodosities of the oak, without its strength; it
has all the contortions of the sibyl, without the inspiration."
Do not unto another that which you would not he should do unto
you.
Do not unto another that which you would not he should do unto
you.
Serene yet strong, majestic yet sedate,
Swift without violence, without terror great.
Serene yet strong, majestic yet sedate,
Swift without violence, without terror great.
