Maxioms by William Cowper
Still ending, and beginning still.
Still ending, and beginning still.
If hindrances obstruct the way,
Thy magnanimity display.
And let thy strength be seen:
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If hindrances obstruct the way,
Thy magnanimity display.
And let thy strength be seen:
But O, if Fortune fill thy sail
With more than a propitious gale,
Take half thy canvas in.
Now let us sing, long live the king.
Now let us sing, long live the king.
Doing good,
Disinterested good, is not our trade.
Doing good,
Disinterested good, is not our trade.
God made bees, and bees made honey,
God made man, and man made money,
Pride made the read more
God made bees, and bees made honey,
God made man, and man made money,
Pride made the devil, and the devil made sin;
So God made a cole-pit to put the devil in.
- transcribed by James Henry Dixon,