Maxioms by William Cowper
Though peace be made, yet it's interest that keep peace.
Though peace be made, yet it's interest that keep peace.
Oh, for a lodge in some vast wilderness,
Some boundless contiguity of shade,
Where rumour of oppression read more
Oh, for a lodge in some vast wilderness,
Some boundless contiguity of shade,
Where rumour of oppression and deceit,
Of unsuccessful or successful war,
Might never reach me more!
Without one friend, above all foes,
Britannia gives the world repose.
Without one friend, above all foes,
Britannia gives the world repose.
He assigned it to regions more than tropical.
He assigned it to regions more than tropical.
A life of ease is a difficult pursuit.
A life of ease is a difficult pursuit.
