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.
Beat all your feathers as flat as pancakes.
Beat all your feathers as flat as pancakes.
There's no hate lost between us.
There's no hate lost between us.
Two other tender drops, which ready stood,
Each in their crystal sluice.
Two other tender drops, which ready stood,
Each in their crystal sluice.
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.
