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71. Speak satire for there's none can tell like thee

First Line:
Speak satire for there's none can tell like thee
Last Line:
Tis personal virtue only makes us great
Author:
Daniel Defoe (Absolute)
DMI number:
4380

72. Some doubt in part the story of this plot

First Line:
Some doubt in part the story of this plot
Last Line:
When bribes shall cease and virtue be restored
DMI number:
24547

73. The antiquarian shall in times to come

First Line:
The antiquarian shall in times to come
Last Line:
When in the dust he reads here lies Carlisle
Author:
John Duncombe (Speculation)
DMI number:
26891

74. Sure there are poets which did never dream

First Line:
Sure there are poets which did never dream
Last Line:
And knows no bound but makes his powers his shores
Author:
Sir John Denham (Absolute)
DMI number:
10650

75. The free born English generous and wise

First Line:
The free born English generous and wise
Last Line:
To have enslaved but made this isle their friend
Author:
Robert Wolseley (Absolute)
DMI number:
3648

76. The Brutons thus departed hence seven kingdoms here begun

First Line:
The Brutons thus departed hence seven kingdoms here begun
Last Line:
And for their wedding and their wish got fitting time and place
Author:
William Warner (Absolute)
DMI number:
13157

77. The mighty Puss not long since ruled the state

First Line:
The mighty Puss not long since ruled the state
Last Line:
To all the slaves to appear on the next morning
DMI number:
4398

78. The present age has many fates bemoaned

First Line:
The present age has many fates bemoaned
Last Line:
Who never had conquered all things but in thee
DMI number:
35600

79. The sun that used to cheer our hearts

First Line:
The sun that used to cheer our hearts
Last Line:
Britons reflect and miss not what we mean
DMI number:
24465

80. The whole creation by this pleasing art

First Line:
The whole creation by this pleasing art
Last Line:
Oppress the earth and glitter in the skies
Author:
James Ward (Confident)
DMI number:
11863