Maxioms by John Gay
A lost good name is ne'er retriev'd.
A lost good name is ne'er retriev'd.
Life is a jest; and all things show it. I thought so once; but now I know it.
Life is a jest; and all things show it. I thought so once; but now I know it.
All in the Downs are fleet was moor'd.
All in the Downs are fleet was moor'd.
So comes a reck'ning when the banquet's o'er,
The dreadful reckn'ning, and men smile no more.
So comes a reck'ning when the banquet's o'er,
The dreadful reckn'ning, and men smile no more.
I never, with important air,
In conversation overbear.
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My tongue read more
I never, with important air,
In conversation overbear.
. . . .
My tongue within my lips I rein;
For who talks much must talk in vain.
