Maxioms by Oliver Goldsmith
As a wit, if not first, in the very first line.
As a wit, if not first, in the very first line.
Thus idly busy rolls their world away.
Thus idly busy rolls their world away.
O Luxury! thou curst by Heaven's decree.
O Luxury! thou curst by Heaven's decree.
Who mix'd reason with pleasure, and wisdom with mirth;
If he had any faults, he has left us in read more
Who mix'd reason with pleasure, and wisdom with mirth;
If he had any faults, he has left us in doubt.
And the weak soul, within itself unbless'd,
Leans for all pleasure on another's breast.
And the weak soul, within itself unbless'd,
Leans for all pleasure on another's breast.
