Maxioms by Lord Alfred Tennyson
But over all things brooding slept
The quiet sense of something lost.
But over all things brooding slept
The quiet sense of something lost.
A smile abroad is often a scowl at home.
A smile abroad is often a scowl at home.
And there they placed a peacock in his pride,
Before the damsel.
And there they placed a peacock in his pride,
Before the damsel.
Not perfect, nay, but full of tender wants.
Not perfect, nay, but full of tender wants.
One of Satan's shepherdesses caught
And meant to stamp him with her master's mark.
One of Satan's shepherdesses caught
And meant to stamp him with her master's mark.