Maxioms by William Cowper
Domestic Happiness, thou only bliss
Of Paradise that hast survived the Fall!
Domestic Happiness, thou only bliss
Of Paradise that hast survived the Fall!
The still small voice is wanted.
The still small voice is wanted.
Pleasure admitted in undue degree
Enslaves the will, nor leaves the judgment free.
Pleasure admitted in undue degree
Enslaves the will, nor leaves the judgment free.
I am monarch of all I survey,
My right there is none to dispute,
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I am monarch of all I survey,
My right there is none to dispute,
From the centre all round to the sea,
I am lord of the fowl and the brute.
Could he with reason murmur at his case,
Himself sole author of his own disgrace?
Could he with reason murmur at his case,
Himself sole author of his own disgrace?
