Maxioms by William Cowper
Dream after dream ensues;
And still they dream that they shall still succeed;
And still are disappointed.
Dream after dream ensues;
And still they dream that they shall still succeed;
And still are disappointed.
Thus neither the praise nor the blame is our own.
Thus neither the praise nor the blame is our own.
No, Freedom has a thousand charms to show
That slaves, howe'er contented, never know.
No, Freedom has a thousand charms to show
That slaves, howe'er contented, never know.
Mercy to him that shows it, is the rule.
Mercy to him that shows it, is the rule.
Praise enough
To fill the ambition of a private man,
That Chatham's language was his mother-tongue.
Praise enough
To fill the ambition of a private man,
That Chatham's language was his mother-tongue.
