Maxioms by Sir Walter Scott
Profan'd the God-given strength, and marr'd the lofty line.
Profan'd the God-given strength, and marr'd the lofty line.
Every cock fights best on his own dunghill.
Every cock fights best on his own dunghill.
He sins not, who is not wilfully a sinner.
He sins not, who is not wilfully a sinner.
High minds, of native pride and force,
Most deeply feel thy pangs, Remorse;
Fear, for their scourge, read more
High minds, of native pride and force,
Most deeply feel thy pangs, Remorse;
Fear, for their scourge, means villains have,
Thou art the torturer of the brave!
Fortune may rob us of our wealth, not of our courage.
Fortune may rob us of our wealth, not of our courage.
