Maxioms by James Russell Lowell
He who esteems the Virginia reel
A bait to draw saints from their spiritual weal,
And regards read more
He who esteems the Virginia reel
A bait to draw saints from their spiritual weal,
And regards the quadrille as a far greater knavery
Than crushing His African children with slavery,
Since all who take part in a waltz or cotillon
Are mounted for hell on the devil's own pillion,
Who, as every true orthodox Christian well knows,
Approaches the heart through the door of the toes.
Great cowardice is hidden by a bluster of daring.
Great cowardice is hidden by a bluster of daring.
Not failure, but low aim, is crime.
Not failure, but low aim, is crime.
Be noble! And the nobleness that lies in other men, sleeping, but never dead, will rise in majesty to meet read more
Be noble! And the nobleness that lies in other men, sleeping, but never dead, will rise in majesty to meet thine own
With bated breath we offer wicked vows.
With bated breath we offer wicked vows.
