Maxioms by Matthew Prior
What is a king? a man condemn'd to bear
The public burthen of the nation's care.
What is a king? a man condemn'd to bear
The public burthen of the nation's care.
Bid the Devil take the slowest.
Bid the Devil take the slowest.
They never taste who always drink;
They always talk who never think.
They never taste who always drink;
They always talk who never think.
In vain I trusted that the flowing bowl
Would banish sorrow, and enlarge the soul.
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In vain I trusted that the flowing bowl
Would banish sorrow, and enlarge the soul.
To the late revel, and protracted feast,
Wild dreams succeeded, and disorder'd rest.
