Maxioms by Ben Jonson
The world knows only two, that's Rome and I.
The world knows only two, that's Rome and I.
Apes are apes though clothed in scarlet.
Apes are apes though clothed in scarlet.
The Devil is an ass, I do acknowledge it.
The Devil is an ass, I do acknowledge it.
It will never come out of the flesh that's bred in the bone.
It will never come out of the flesh that's bred in the bone.
He was not of an age, but for all time!
And all the Muses still were in their prime,
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He was not of an age, but for all time!
And all the Muses still were in their prime,
When, like Apollo, he came forth to warm
Our ears, or like a Mercury to charm!
