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211.
Things over rank do never kindly bear
First Line:
Things over rank do never kindly bear
Last Line:
Sits above fortune and controlleth time
Author:
Michael Drayton (Absolute)
DMI number:
17358
212.
This was the noblest Roman of them all
First Line:
This was the noblest Roman of them all
Last Line:
And say to all the world this was a man
Author:
William Shakespeare (Absolute)
DMI number:
37392
213.
Those who delight in climbing high
First Line:
Those who delight in climbing high
Last Line:
Oft by a precipice do die
Author:
William Alexander (Absolute)
DMI number:
13449
214.
Thou art a ferryman Phao yet
First Line:
Thou art a ferryman Phao yet
Last Line:
Under a thatched cottage
Author:
John Lyly (Absolute)
DMI number:
16473
215.
Thou dost not know what then will be thy mind
First Line:
Thou dost not know what then will be thy mind
Last Line:
When as more than themselves themselves they see
Author:
Samuel Daniel (Absolute)
DMI number:
14964
216.
Though greater than the rest as of before
First Line:
Though greater than the rest as of before
Last Line:
Than from the second to the last of all
Author:
William Alexander (Absolute)
DMI number:
14694
217.
Though to no peer you are allied
First Line:
Though to no peer you are allied
Last Line:
And careless of all other praise
DMI number:
19588
218.
Thrice happy who free from ambition and pride
First Line:
Thrice happy who free from ambition and pride
Last Line:
Direct to St James's and takes up the seals
Author:
Isaac Hawkins Browne (Absolute)
DMI number:
19754
219.
Thriftless ambition that will ravin up
First Line:
Thriftless ambition that will ravin up
Last Line:
Thine own life's means
Author:
William Shakespeare (Absolute)
DMI number:
13446
220.
Thus have I known a barrister the path of honour tread
First Line:
Thus have I known a barrister the path of honour tread
Last Line:
A city swallow chirps his fame but one no summer makes
DMI number:
18236
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