Maxioms by Sir Walter Scott
'Tis an old tale, and often told;
But did my fate and wish agree,
Ne'er had been read more
'Tis an old tale, and often told;
But did my fate and wish agree,
Ne'er had been read, in story old,
Of maiden true betray'd for gold,
That loved, or was avenged, like me!
A coward calls himself cautious, a miser thrifty.
A coward calls himself cautious, a miser thrifty.
For monarchs seldom sigh in vain.
For monarchs seldom sigh in vain.
O, what a tangled web we weave,
When first we practise to deceive!
O, what a tangled web we weave,
When first we practise to deceive!
Oh, what a tangled web we weave, When first we practice to deceive! - Marmion.
Oh, what a tangled web we weave, When first we practice to deceive! - Marmion.
