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121.
Here lies my wife here let her lie
First Line:
Here lies my wife here let her lie
Last Line:
Now she's at rest and so am I
Author:
John Dryden (Speculation)
DMI number:
35095
122.
How comes it that Quibus should pass for a wit
First Line:
How comes it that Quibus should pass for a wit
Last Line:
He sold what he spoke and he bought what he writ
DMI number:
12732
123.
How fond are men of rule and place
First Line:
How fond are men of rule and place
Last Line:
In hopes to be supreme in wit
Author:
John Gay (Absolute)
DMI number:
30188
124.
How happy was the world before men found
First Line:
How happy was the world before men found
Last Line:
They vowed to part and never meet again
DMI number:
42228
125.
Here take this W--- spread it up and down
First Line:
Here take this W--- spread it up and down
Last Line:
With horns instead of bays the hero crowned
DMI number:
4442
126.
Here wit and beauty join and who can say
First Line:
Here wit and beauty join and who can say
Last Line:
Since as they pity move they both should love
DMI number:
6065
127.
How rare the piece where heaven and nature join
First Line:
How rare the piece where heaven and nature join
Last Line:
Preserve ennoble and adorn the whole
Author:
Mehetabel Wright [née Wesley] (Absolute)
DMI number:
29613
128.
How rash is the vow which thy poet hath made
First Line:
How rash is the vow which thy poet hath made
Last Line:
And out did the muses and graces together
DMI number:
35661
129.
I am at liberty yet never come out of prison
First Line:
I am at liberty yet never come out of prison
Last Line:
Yet in the middle of Paris still am to be found
DMI number:
44703
130.
I ask not why Astrea fled away
First Line:
I ask not why Astrea fled away
Last Line:
And can with borrowed beams be always bright
DMI number:
42906
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