Maxioms by Sir John Denham
Uncertain ways unsafest are,
And doubt a greater mischief than despair.
Uncertain ways unsafest are,
And doubt a greater mischief than despair.
O, could I flow like thee! and make thy stream
My great example, as it is my theme;
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O, could I flow like thee! and make thy stream
My great example, as it is my theme;
Though deep yet clear, though gentle yet not dull;
Strong without rage, without o'erflowing full.
Actions of the last age are like almanacs of the last year.
Actions of the last age are like almanacs of the last year.
Sure there are poets which did never dream
Upon Parnassus, nor did taste the stream
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Sure there are poets which did never dream
Upon Parnassus, nor did taste the stream
Of Helicon; we therefore may suppose
Those made not poets, but the poets those.
Night was our friend, our leader was Despair.
Night was our friend, our leader was Despair.
