Maxioms by William Shenstone
Her cap, far whiter than the driven snow,
Emblem right meet of decency does yield.
Her cap, far whiter than the driven snow,
Emblem right meet of decency does yield.
The lines of poetry, the period of prose, and even the texts of Scripture most frequently recollected and quoted, are read more
The lines of poetry, the period of prose, and even the texts of Scripture most frequently recollected and quoted, are those which are felt to be preeminently musical
The proper means of increasing the love we bear our native country is to reside some time in a foreign read more
The proper means of increasing the love we bear our native country is to reside some time in a foreign one.
Zealous men are ever displaying to you the strength of their belief, while judicious men are showing you the grounds read more
Zealous men are ever displaying to you the strength of their belief, while judicious men are showing you the grounds of it.
A miser grows rich by seeming poor; an extravagant man grows poor by seeming rich.
A miser grows rich by seeming poor; an extravagant man grows poor by seeming rich.
