Zeal without Meekness, like a ship at sea,
To rising storms may soon become a prey;
And Meekness without Zeal is still the same,
When a dead calm stops ev'ry sailor's aim.
More verses by John Byrom
- Epigram Iii.
- Epigram Iv.
- Epigram V.
- Epigram Vi.
- Thoughts On Imputed Righteousness - Occasioned By Reading Theron And Aspasio : Part I.