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451.
Sure there's a dearth of wit in this dull town
First Line:
Sure there's a dearth of wit in this dull town
Last Line:
When you should draw the sword you draw the guinea
Author:
John Dryden (Absolute)
DMI number:
35793
452.
Stay gentlemen what I have said was all
First Line:
Stay gentlemen what I have said was all
Last Line:
No wave shall dare to rise or wind to blow
Author:
Abraham Cowley (Absolute)
DMI number:
38784
453.
The happy muse to this high scene preferred
First Line:
The happy muse to this high scene preferred
Last Line:
And then the battle won at Blenheim's glorious field
Author:
William Congreve (Absolute)
DMI number:
35854
454.
The hardy wretch that gives the stage a play
First Line:
The hardy wretch that gives the stage a play
Last Line:
Applaud the liberty you now enjoy
Author:
Colley Cibber (Absolute)
DMI number:
38976
455.
The hero and the lover long have been
First Line:
The hero and the lover long have been
Last Line:
And settle the then tottering empire's crown
Author:
William Mountfort (Absolute) & Mary Pix [nee Griffith] (Speculation)
DMI number:
5050
456.
The contract is it called I cannot say
First Line:
The contract is it called I cannot say
Last Line:
But you're the house of peers and may reverse it
Author:
Thomas Francklin (Absolute)
DMI number:
39021
457.
The great the good the wise in every age
First Line:
The great the good the wise in every age
Last Line:
Indulge us therefore if you can't commend
DMI number:
38335
458.
The deuce is in him what the deuce
First Line:
The deuce is in him what the deuce
Last Line:
Retort and play the devil with him
Author:
George Colman (Absolute)
DMI number:
31749
459.
The devil is an ass that is today
First Line:
The devil is an ass that is today
Last Line:
If this play do not like the devil is in it
Author:
Benjamin Jonson (Absolute)
DMI number:
38751
460.
The devil take this cursed plotting age
First Line:
The devil take this cursed plotting age
Last Line:
A pox upon the whore of babylon
Author:
Aphra Behn (Absolute)
DMI number:
38792
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