Beauty, like ice, our footing does betray; Who can tread sure on the smooth, slippery way: Pleased with the surface, we glide swiftly on, And see the dangers that we cannot shun.
Aureng-Zebe: a tragedy. Acted at the Royal Theatre, etc (ed. 1685)
Beauty, like ice, our footing does betray; Who can tread sure on the smooth, slippery way: Pleased with the surface, we glide swiftly on, And see the dangers that we cannot shun.
Aureng-Zebe: a tragedy. Acted at the Royal Theatre, etc (ed. 1685)