Maxioms by William Shenstone
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
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.
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 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.
Oft has good nature been the fool's defence,
And honest meaning gilded want of sense.
Oft has good nature been the fool's defence,
And honest meaning gilded want of sense.
