Maxioms by William Cowper
 On the summit see,
 The seals of office glitter in his eyes;
  He climbs, he pants, he read more 
 On the summit see,
 The seals of office glitter in his eyes;
  He climbs, he pants, he grasps them! At his heels,
   Close at his heels, a demagogue ascends,
    And with a dexterous jerk soon twists him down,
     And wins them, but to lose them in his turn. 
 We are his,
 To serve him nobly in the common cause,
  True to the death, but not read more 
 We are his,
 To serve him nobly in the common cause,
  True to the death, but not to be his slaves. 
The earth was made so various, that the mind of desultory man, studious of change, and pleased with novelty, might read more
The earth was made so various, that the mind of desultory man, studious of change, and pleased with novelty, might be indulged.
Happiness makes up in height for what it lacks in length.
Happiness makes up in height for what it lacks in length.
 His frown was full of terror, and his voice
 Shook the delinquent with such fits of awe
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 His frown was full of terror, and his voice
 Shook the delinquent with such fits of awe
  As left him not, till penitence had won
   Lost favor back again, and clos'd the breach.