Maxioms by William Cowper
The sinews of affairs are cut.
The sinews of affairs are cut.
Absence of occupation is not rest,
A mind quite vacant is a mind distress'd.
Absence of occupation is not rest,
A mind quite vacant is a mind distress'd.
All learned, and all drunk!
All learned, and all drunk!
His mind his kingdom, and his will his law.
His mind his kingdom, and his will his law.
Absence from whom we love is worse than death, and frustrates hope severer than despair.
Absence from whom we love is worse than death, and frustrates hope severer than despair.
