Maxioms by George Colman ("the Younger")
Mynheer Vandunck, though he never was drunk,
Sipped brandy and water gayly.
Mynheer Vandunck, though he never was drunk,
Sipped brandy and water gayly.
All argument will vanish before one touch of nature.
All argument will vanish before one touch of nature.
On their own merits modest men are dumb.
On their own merits modest men are dumb.
Praise the bridge that carried you over.
Praise the bridge that carried you over.
When the hollow drum has beat to bed
And the little fifer hangs his head,
When all read more
When the hollow drum has beat to bed
And the little fifer hangs his head,
When all is mute the Moorish flute,
And nodding guards watch wearily,
On, then let me,
From prison free,
March out by moonlight cheerily.
