Maxioms by William Cowper
Stamps God's own name upon a lie just made,
To turn a penny in the way of trade.
Stamps God's own name upon a lie just made,
To turn a penny in the way of trade.
Some to the fascination of a name,
Surrender judgment hoodwinked.
Some to the fascination of a name,
Surrender judgment hoodwinked.
And spare the poet for his subject's sake.
And spare the poet for his subject's sake.
Where tempests never beat nor billows roar.
Where tempests never beat nor billows roar.
Detested sport,
That owes its pleasures to another's pain.
Detested sport,
That owes its pleasures to another's pain.
