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301. The expression of woe when to anguish we wake

First Line:
The expression of woe when to anguish we wake
Last Line:
Make the name of a nymph by some beaux much adored
DMI number:
36841

302. The famed Italian muse whose rhymes advance

First Line:
The famed Italian muse whose rhymes advance
Last Line:
Is forced to turn his satire into praise
Author:
John Dryden (Absolute)
DMI number:
4707

303. The blooming spring delightful May

First Line:
The blooming spring delightful May
Last Line:
The poet's art her mind
Author:
Matthew Concanen (Confident)
DMI number:
11420

304. The rays of wit gild wheresoever they strike

First Line:
The rays of wit gild wheresoever they strike
Last Line:
That cheer the strong and pain the weaker sight
Author:
Benjamin Stillingfleet (Absolute)
DMI number:
30964

305. The pamphleteers their venom daily spit

First Line:
The pamphleteers their venom daily spit
Last Line:
They live by treason and we starve by wit
Author:
John Dryden (Absolute)
DMI number:
10482

306. The pavement of the boundless main

First Line:
The pavement of the boundless main
Last Line:
Clear as the stream deep as the sea
DMI number:
13660

307. The king and the prelates

First Line:
The king and the prelates
Last Line:
A recruit must quicken the dull wit
DMI number:
43333

308. The nimble packing hand the swift

First Line:
The nimble packing hand the swift
Last Line:
To live sir by their sins not by their wits
DMI number:
41652

309. The nymph who wrote this in an amorous fit

First Line:
The nymph who wrote this in an amorous fit
Last Line:
This racer would prove but a dull foundered jade
Author:
Jonathan Swift (Absolute)
DMI number:
15673

310. The only foil of his fair virtue's gloss

First Line:
The only foil of his fair virtue's gloss
Last Line:
It should spare none that come within his power
DMI number:
41635