Maxioms by William Cowper
Doing good,
Disinterested good, is not our trade.
Doing good,
Disinterested good, is not our trade.
I pity bashful men, who feel the pain
Of fancied scorn and undeserved disdain,
And bear the read more
I pity bashful men, who feel the pain
Of fancied scorn and undeserved disdain,
And bear the marks upon a blushing face,
OF needless shame, and self-impos'd disgrace.
When admirals extoll'd for standing still,
Of doing nothing with a deal of skill.
When admirals extoll'd for standing still,
Of doing nothing with a deal of skill.
The sinews of affairs are cut.
The sinews of affairs are cut.
Mercy to him that shows it, is the rule.
Mercy to him that shows it, is the rule.
