Maxioms by John Dryden
A knock-down argument; 'tis but a word and a blow.
A knock-down argument; 'tis but a word and a blow.
Ill fortune seldom comes alone.
Ill fortune seldom comes alone.
He made all countries where he came his own.
He made all countries where he came his own.
The people's prayer, the glad diviner's theme!
The young men's vision, and the old men's dream.
The people's prayer, the glad diviner's theme!
The young men's vision, and the old men's dream.
Him of the western dome, whose weighty sense
Flows in fit words and heavenly eloquence.
Him of the western dome, whose weighty sense
Flows in fit words and heavenly eloquence.