Maxioms by Charles Churchill
The more haste, ever the worst speed.
The more haste, ever the worst speed.
View the whole scene, with critic judgment scan,
And then deny him merit if you can.
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View the whole scene, with critic judgment scan,
And then deny him merit if you can.
Where he falls short, 'tis Nature's fault alone
Where he succeeds, the merit's all his own.
Be England what she will,
With all her faults, she is my country still.
Be England what she will,
With all her faults, she is my country still.
Matrons, who toss the cup, and see
The grounds of fate in grounds of tea.
Matrons, who toss the cup, and see
The grounds of fate in grounds of tea.
Favours out of place I regard as positive injuries.
Favours out of place I regard as positive injuries.