Maxioms by William Cowper
 And the tear that is wiped with a little address,
 May be follow'd perhaps by a smile.  
 And the tear that is wiped with a little address,
 May be follow'd perhaps by a smile. 
 Give what thou canst, without Thee we are poor;
 And with Thee rich, take what Thou wilt away.  
 Give what thou canst, without Thee we are poor;
 And with Thee rich, take what Thou wilt away. 
 But truths on which depends our main concern,
 That 'tis our shame and misery not to learn,
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 But truths on which depends our main concern,
 That 'tis our shame and misery not to learn,
  Shine by the side of every path we tread
   With such a lustre he that runs may read. 
 Stamps God's own name upon a lie just made,
 To turn a penny in the way of trade.  
 Stamps God's own name upon a lie just made,
 To turn a penny in the way of trade. 
 We are his,
 To serve him nobly in the common cause,
  True to the death, but not read more 
 We are his,
 To serve him nobly in the common cause,
  True to the death, but not to be his slaves.