Maxioms by Alexander Pope
In the worst inn's worst room, with mat half hung.
In the worst inn's worst room, with mat half hung.
No more the mounting larks, while Daphne sings,
Shall, list'ning, in mid-air suspend their wings.
No more the mounting larks, while Daphne sings,
Shall, list'ning, in mid-air suspend their wings.
Envy, to which th' ignoble mind's a slave,
Is emulation in the learn'd or brave.
Envy, to which th' ignoble mind's a slave,
Is emulation in the learn'd or brave.
True politeness consists in being easy one's self, and in making every one about one as easy as one can
True politeness consists in being easy one's self, and in making every one about one as easy as one can
In cold December fragrant chaplets blow,
And heavy harvests nod beneath the snow.
In cold December fragrant chaplets blow,
And heavy harvests nod beneath the snow.