Maxioms by Oliver Goldsmith
Man wants but little here below,
Nor wants that little long.
Man wants but little here below,
Nor wants that little long.
Honour sinks where commerce long prevails.
Honour sinks where commerce long prevails.
Nobody with me at sea but myself.
Nobody with me at sea but myself.
Alike all ages: dames of ancient days
Have led their children through the mirthful maze,
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Alike all ages: dames of ancient days
Have led their children through the mirthful maze,
And the gay grandsire, skill'd in gestic lore,
Has frisk'd beneath the burden of threescore.
The king himself has follow'd her
When she has walk'd before.
The king himself has follow'd her
When she has walk'd before.
