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91. If heaven would please to grant what I would crave

First Line:
If heaven would please to grant what I would crave
Last Line:
And envy none though they were never so great
DMI number:
7744

92. If you can leave for books the crowded court

First Line:
If you can leave for books the crowded court
Last Line:
Neglect the living poet for the dead
Author:
Christopher Pitt (Absolute)
DMI number:
22125

93. If you can sit on an old three legged chair

First Line:
If you can sit on an old three legged chair
Last Line:
Whip out at the back door and bite em all
DMI number:
21581

94. If you dear sir will deign to pass a day

First Line:
If you dear sir will deign to pass a day
Last Line:
While you steal secret through the garden gate
Author:
Francis Fawkes (Absolute)
DMI number:
26681

95. Kings rule their flocks with awful sway

First Line:
Kings rule their flocks with awful sway
Last Line:
For the more cumbrous riches of the great
DMI number:
25568

96. Let mercenary souls with endless pain

First Line:
Let mercenary souls with endless pain
Last Line:
Glanced at the feathered or the footed game
DMI number:
22143

97. Leave Garrick the rich landscape proudly gay

First Line:
Leave Garrick the rich landscape proudly gay
Last Line:
Who rich in rural peace never thought of pomp or gold
DMI number:
33069

98. Miller thy attic scenes prolong

First Line:
Miller thy attic scenes prolong
Last Line:
Are more than laureate bards renowned
DMI number:
35566

99. May heaven propitious fix my calm retreat

First Line:
May heaven propitious fix my calm retreat
Last Line:
And his last moments in his native soil
DMI number:
22970

100. Me who have lived so long among the great

First Line:
Me who have lived so long among the great
Last Line:
The place's bounty there will give you more
Author:
Abraham Cowley (Absolute)
DMI number:
28351