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111. O wit to human minds the dangerous lure

First Line:
O wit to human minds the dangerous lure
Last Line:
Perverse opponent to the Christian name
DMI number:
36282

112. Of all the fools these fertile times produce

First Line:
Of all the fools these fertile times produce
Last Line:
Yet I have sense to know this is stark naught
Author:
Edward Ward (Speculation) & John Wilmot (Speculation)
DMI number:
8638

113. Of all the wonders since the world began

First Line:
Of all the wonders since the world began
Last Line:
When all fools write to think no more of rhyme
Author:
John Wilmot (Speculation)
DMI number:
6424

114. Others their wit on paper oft have shown

First Line:
Others their wit on paper oft have shown
Last Line:
Thy castle full as lumpish as thy wit
DMI number:
16944

115. On Sunday at six in the street that's called Gerrard

First Line:
On Sunday at six in the street that's called Gerrard
Last Line:
You may meet the two champions who are no lord Sh--rd
Author:
Alexander Pope (Absolute)
DMI number:
35038

116. On twelfth night sir by that good token

First Line:
On twelfth night sir by that good token
Last Line:
Tell him that he is worthy you
Author:
Aphra Behn (Confident)
DMI number:
41819

117. One is my sire my sons twice six they be

First Line:
One is my sire my sons twice six they be
Last Line:
You shall I count an OEdipus in wit
Author:
Nicholas Grimald (Absolute)
DMI number:
49378

118. Playwright me reads and still my verses damns

First Line:
Playwright me reads and still my verses damns
Last Line:
In my chaste book profess them in thine own
Author:
Benjamin Jonson (Absolute)
DMI number:
13069

119. Poet said Chloe with a laugh

First Line:
Poet said Chloe with a laugh
Last Line:
Both epitaph and elegy
DMI number:
36024

120. Prithee my gentle man of crape and prayer

First Line:
Prithee my gentle man of crape and prayer
Last Line:
Sir Richard never will say the same of thee
Author:
Sir Richard Blackmore (Speculation)
DMI number:
3602