Maxioms by Matthew Prior
And oft the pangs of absence to remove
By letters, soft interpreters of love.
And oft the pangs of absence to remove
By letters, soft interpreters of love.
To each man at his birth nature has given some fault.
To each man at his birth nature has given some fault.
Bid the Devil take the slowest.
Bid the Devil take the slowest.
They never taste who always drink;
They always talk who never think.
They never taste who always drink;
They always talk who never think.
Instinct and reason how can we divide?
'Tis the fool's ignorance, and the pedant's pride.
Instinct and reason how can we divide?
'Tis the fool's ignorance, and the pedant's pride.
