Maxioms by 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.
They always talk who never think, and who have the least to say.
They always talk who never think, and who have the least to say.
Variety alone gives joy;
The sweetest meats the soonest cloy.
Variety alone gives joy;
The sweetest meats the soonest cloy.
Thy sum of duty let two words contain,
(O may they graven in thy heart remain!)
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Thy sum of duty let two words contain,
(O may they graven in thy heart remain!)
Be humble and be just.
Odds life! must one swear to the truth of a song?
Odds life! must one swear to the truth of a song?
