Maxioms by Samuel Butler
And bid the devil take the hin'most.
And bid the devil take the hin'most.
And still be doing, never done.
And still be doing, never done.
Now, while the honour thou hast got
Is spick and span new.
Now, while the honour thou hast got
Is spick and span new.
Life is one long process of getting tired.
Life is one long process of getting tired.
And poets by their sufferings grow,--
As if there were no more to do,
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And poets by their sufferings grow,--
As if there were no more to do,
To make a poet excellent,
But only want and discontent.
