Maxioms by Thomas Middleton
Who aspires must down as low
As high he soar'd.
Who aspires must down as low
As high he soar'd.
Who reigns within himself, and rules
Passions, desires, and fears, is more a king.
Who reigns within himself, and rules
Passions, desires, and fears, is more a king.
But what avail'd this temperance, not complete
Against another object more enticing?
But what avail'd this temperance, not complete
Against another object more enticing?
For Lycidas is dead, dead ere his prime,
Young Lycidas, and hath not left his peer.
For Lycidas is dead, dead ere his prime,
Young Lycidas, and hath not left his peer.
Beat all your feathers as flat as pancakes.
Beat all your feathers as flat as pancakes.
