Maxioms by Thomas Middleton
With diadem and sceptre high advanced,
The lower still I fall; only supreme
In misery; such joy read more
With diadem and sceptre high advanced,
The lower still I fall; only supreme
In misery; such joy ambition finds.
Who aspires must down as low
As high he soar'd.
Who aspires must down as low
As high he soar'd.
Two other precious drops that ready stood,
Each, in their crystal sluice, he ere they fell
Kiss'd.
Two other precious drops that ready stood,
Each, in their crystal sluice, he ere they fell
Kiss'd.
Anything for a quiet life.
Anything for a quiet life.
Beat all your feathers as flat as pancakes.
Beat all your feathers as flat as pancakes.
