Maxioms by Lord Alfred Tennyson
With no more sign of wisdom than a beard.
With no more sign of wisdom than a beard.
He who says what he likes, must hear what he does not like.
He who says what he likes, must hear what he does not like.
And oft I heard the tender dove
In firry woodlands making moan.
And oft I heard the tender dove
In firry woodlands making moan.
In after-dinner talk,
Across the walnuts and the wine.
In after-dinner talk,
Across the walnuts and the wine.
Not perfect, nay, but full of tender wants.
Not perfect, nay, but full of tender wants.