Maxioms by Samuel Butler
And though it be a two-foot trout,
'Tis with a single hair pulled out.
And though it be a two-foot trout,
'Tis with a single hair pulled out.
Sure 'tis an orthodox opinion,
That grace is founded in dominion.
Sure 'tis an orthodox opinion,
That grace is founded in dominion.
Quoth Hudibras, I smell a rat;
Ralpho, thou dost prevaricate.
Quoth Hudibras, I smell a rat;
Ralpho, thou dost prevaricate.
For trouts are tickled best in muddy water.
For trouts are tickled best in muddy water.
God cannot alter the past, though historians can.
God cannot alter the past, though historians can.
