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401.
Thou fund of nonsense was it not enough
First Line:
Thou fund of nonsense was it not enough
Last Line:
Is a dull pedant and a busy quack
Author:
Countess of Sandwich (Absolute)
DMI number:
3740
402.
Thou god of jest who over the ambrosial bowl
First Line:
Thou god of jest who over the ambrosial bowl
Last Line:
Shall Hill the arch dunce remain over every dunce supreme
Author:
Christopher Smart (Absolute)
DMI number:
30572
403.
Though folly reigns rise thou by wit inspired
First Line:
Though folly reigns rise thou by wit inspired
Last Line:
If they write well the town will still commend
DMI number:
12810
404.
Though teaching thy peculiar business be
First Line:
Though teaching thy peculiar business be
Last Line:
And get the sense to know thyself an ass
DMI number:
4813
405.
Thus to be ridden whipped and spurred
First Line:
Thus to be ridden whipped and spurred
Last Line:
Full of brown loaves on either side
DMI number:
6907
406.
Tis no hard task the reason to assign
First Line:
Tis no hard task the reason to assign
Last Line:
His fops are villains and his villains fops
DMI number:
2960
407.
Tis best sometimes your censure to restrain
First Line:
Tis best sometimes your censure to restrain
Last Line:
And charitably let the dull be vain
Author:
Alexander Pope (Absolute)
DMI number:
9498
408.
Tis false lewd priest I speak it in thy face
First Line:
Tis false lewd priest I speak it in thy face
Last Line:
Thou'll never be tickled who canst never be cured
Author:
Sir Richard Blackmore (Speculation)
DMI number:
3616
409.
Tis generous Tibbald in thee and thy brothers
First Line:
Tis generous Tibbald in thee and thy brothers
Last Line:
For who will help us ever to read thy own
Author:
Alexander Pope (Speculation)
DMI number:
2761
410.
Tis hard ever to convince a fool he's so
First Line:
Tis hard ever to convince a fool he's so
Last Line:
A barren superfluity of words
Author:
Sir Samuel Garth (Absolute)
DMI number:
9517
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