Maxioms by Charles Churchill
His thirst he slakes at some pure neighboring brook,
Nor seeks for sauce where Appetite stands cook.
His thirst he slakes at some pure neighboring brook,
Nor seeks for sauce where Appetite stands cook.
As you sow, so shall you also reap.
As you sow, so shall you also reap.
Favours out of place I regard as positive injuries.
Favours out of place I regard as positive injuries.
But, spite of all the criticising elves,
Those who would make us feel, must feel themselves.
But, spite of all the criticising elves,
Those who would make us feel, must feel themselves.
Nor waste their sweetness in the desert air.
Nor waste their sweetness in the desert air.
