Maxioms by William Cowper
He comes, the herald of a noisy world,
With spatter'd boots, strapp'd waist, and frozen locks;
News read more
He comes, the herald of a noisy world,
With spatter'd boots, strapp'd waist, and frozen locks;
News from all nations lumbering at his back.
God moves in a mysterious way, His wonders to perform; He plants his footsteps in the sea, And read more
God moves in a mysterious way, His wonders to perform; He plants his footsteps in the sea, And rides upon the storm.
The man that hails you Tom or Jack,
And proves by thumps upon your back
How he read more
The man that hails you Tom or Jack,
And proves by thumps upon your back
How he esteems your merit,
Is such a friend, that one had need
Be very much his friend indeed
To pardon or to bear it.
Happiness makes up in height for what it lacks in length.
Happiness makes up in height for what it lacks in length.
Some to the fascination of a name,
Surrender judgment hoodwinked.
Some to the fascination of a name,
Surrender judgment hoodwinked.
