Maxioms by William Cowper
A life of ease is a difficult pursuit.
A life of ease is a difficult pursuit.
Me therefore studious of laborious ease.
Me therefore studious of laborious ease.
And spare the poet for his subject's sake.
And spare the poet for his subject's sake.
Reasoning at every step he treads, Man yet mistakes his way, Whilst meaner things, whom instinct leads, Are rarely known read more
Reasoning at every step he treads, Man yet mistakes his way, Whilst meaner things, whom instinct leads, Are rarely known to stray.
How fleet is a glance of the mind!
Compared with the speed of its flight,
The tempest read more
How fleet is a glance of the mind!
Compared with the speed of its flight,
The tempest itself lags behind,
And the swift-winged arrows of light.
