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51. Bestrid an ant a pigmy great and tall

First Line:
Bestrid an ant a pigmy great and tall
Last Line:
For thus I fall and thus fell Phaeton
Author:
Thomas Sprat (Absolute)
DMI number:
6501

52. Brave resolution I am proud to see

First Line:
Brave resolution I am proud to see
Last Line:
Who wreaks the tree if that the fruit be fair
DMI number:
40840

53. Behold these high and mighty men

First Line:
Behold these high and mighty men
Last Line:
Deservedly
DMI number:
49184

54. Beneath a tree ae shining day

First Line:
Beneath a tree ae shining day
Last Line:
But sae's our cares and dangers too
Author:
Allan Ramsay (Absolute)
DMI number:
15373

55. C--e with whom my pilot and my guide

First Line:
C--e with whom my pilot and my guide
Last Line:
Covered with wrecks of peace and honour lost
Author:
Thomas Edwards (Absolute)
DMI number:
23545

56. Busby forbear to chide the child

First Line:
Busby forbear to chide the child
Last Line:
To venture on the stilts of state
DMI number:
17800

57. But wild ambition loves to slide not stand

First Line:
But wild ambition loves to slide not stand
Last Line:
And fortunes ice prefers to virtues land
DMI number:
39172

58. By custom doomed to folly sloth and ease

First Line:
By custom doomed to folly sloth and ease
Last Line:
New Claelias vie in fame with Greece or Rome
Author:
Anne Ingram [nee Howard; other married name Douglas] (Absolute)
DMI number:
19785

59. By heavens 'twas bravely done

First Line:
By heavens 'twas bravely done
Last Line:
And then to fall like Phaeton
Author:
John Wilmot (Speculation)
DMI number:
5477

60. But if your resolutions be like mine

First Line:
But if your resolutions be like mine
Last Line:
Let us be gods and fortune to ourselves
DMI number:
40846