Maxioms by Charles Churchill
Be England what she will,
With all her faults, she is my country still.
Be England what she will,
With all her faults, she is my country still.
Though by whim, envy, or resentment led, they damn those authors whom they never read.
Though by whim, envy, or resentment led, they damn those authors whom they never read.
He's of stature somewhat low--
Your hero always should be tall, you know.
He's of stature somewhat low--
Your hero always should be tall, you know.
With that malignant envy which turns pale,
And sickens, even if a friend prevail.
With that malignant envy which turns pale,
And sickens, even if a friend prevail.
Not without art, but yet to Nature true.
Not without art, but yet to Nature true.
