Maxioms by Charles Churchill
Why should we fear; and what? The laws?
They all are armed in virtue's cause;
And aiming read more
Why should we fear; and what? The laws?
They all are armed in virtue's cause;
And aiming at the self-same end,
Satire is always virtue's friend.
Constant attention wears the active mind,
Blots out our pow'rs, and leaves a blank behind.
Constant attention wears the active mind,
Blots out our pow'rs, and leaves a blank behind.
A joke's a very serious thing.
A joke's a very serious thing.
Not without art, but yet to Nature true.
Not without art, but yet to Nature true.
Every man's friend is no man's friend.
Every man's friend is no man's friend.
