Maxioms by Sir Walter Scott
Each age has deemed the new-born year
The fittest time for festal cheer.
Each age has deemed the new-born year
The fittest time for festal cheer.
He who profits by a crime, commits it.
He who profits by a crime, commits it.
Some feelings are to mortals given,
With less of earth in them than heaven.
Some feelings are to mortals given,
With less of earth in them than heaven.
Extreme remedies are never the first to be resorted to.
Extreme remedies are never the first to be resorted to.
Forward and frolic glee was there,
The will to do, the soul to dare.
Forward and frolic glee was there,
The will to do, the soul to dare.
