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141.
Be wise as Ad------n as Br------ne be brave
First Line:
Be wise as Ad------n as Br------ne be brave
Last Line:
Should only make them for this triumph fit
DMI number:
5890
142.
Begot by the folly and pride of mankind
First Line:
Begot by the folly and pride of mankind
Last Line:
That hug me and others that wish my embraces
DMI number:
15246
143.
Behold from the infernal lake I'm come
First Line:
Behold from the infernal lake I'm come
Last Line:
Good night little good Mr Devil's doctor
DMI number:
43064
144.
Behold if fortune or a mistress frowns
First Line:
Behold if fortune or a mistress frowns
Last Line:
Charles to the covenent Philip to the field
Author:
Alexander Pope (Absolute)
DMI number:
22410
145.
Best of all our earthly wealth
First Line:
Best of all our earthly wealth
Last Line:
Oh may he never want it more
DMI number:
8370
146.
Better we all were in our graves
First Line:
Better we all were in our graves
Last Line:
And like Domitian leap at flies
Author:
Jonathan Swift (Absolute)
DMI number:
25166
147.
Blessed is that government where greedy knaves
First Line:
Blessed is that government where greedy knaves
Last Line:
And honest men are counted downright fools
DMI number:
32001
148.
Boroughs beware for if you lose your charters
First Line:
Boroughs beware for if you lose your charters
Last Line:
Who splits the child the father never can be
DMI number:
38001
149.
Break sacred morn on our expecting isle
First Line:
Break sacred morn on our expecting isle
Last Line:
As flints are struck before they show their fires
Author:
Edmund Waller (Speculation)
DMI number:
43018
150.
Behold we are come from gloomy shades below
First Line:
Behold we are come from gloomy shades below
Last Line:
Eternal misery and endless woe
DMI number:
7456
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