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21. But sir if these accounts are true

First Line:
But sir if these accounts are true
Last Line:
As madam do you choose a game at whisk
DMI number:
36943

22. Dear Friend | When those we love are in distress

First Line:
Dear Friend | When those we love are in distress
Last Line:
And 'tis the thoughtful traitor that offends his king
Author:
Robert Gould (Absolute)
DMI number:
4438

23. Curse on the wretch whose rage to be a wit

First Line:
Curse on the wretch whose rage to be a wit
Last Line:
Hammering out paltry lines twelve times twelve hundred
DMI number:
9446

24. Corinna's wit is like her eyes

First Line:
Corinna's wit is like her eyes
Last Line:
To make the ravished world admire
DMI number:
34275

25. Could witty Rochester return again

First Line:
Could witty Rochester return again
Last Line:
He'd silence Rochester for want of wit
DMI number:
27959

26. Cries Celia to a waggish mortal know

First Line:
Cries Celia to a waggish mortal know
Last Line:
But for deceitful colours painted there
DMI number:
25889

27. Daphnis because I am your debtor

First Line:
Daphnis because I am your debtor
Last Line:
I rest your very humble servant
Author:
Aphra Behn (Confident)
DMI number:
41818

28. Diamonds concealed their lustre may retain

First Line:
Diamonds concealed their lustre may retain
Last Line:
And think there is some worth in my dull rhymes
DMI number:
43204

29. Disclose your grievances to me

First Line:
Disclose your grievances to me
Last Line:
And take advice without a fee
DMI number:
36857

30. Each softening charm of Clio's smiling song

First Line:
Each softening charm of Clio's smiling song
Last Line:
The muses and the virtues tune thy mind
Author:
Richard Savage (Confident)
DMI number:
13091