Maxioms by William Cowper
Mercy to him that shows it, is the rule.
Mercy to him that shows it, is the rule.
Absence of proof is not proof of absence.
Absence of proof is not proof of absence.
The mind, relaxing into needful sport,
Should turn to writers of an abler sort,
Whose wit well read more
The mind, relaxing into needful sport,
Should turn to writers of an abler sort,
Whose wit well managed, and whose classic style,
Give truth a lustre, and make wisdom smile.
Absence from whom we love is worse than death.
Absence from whom we love is worse than death.
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.