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61. Here lies a proof that wit can never be

First Line:
Here lies a proof that wit can never be
Last Line:
Defence enough against mortality
DMI number:
24178

62. Here lies my wife here let her lie

First Line:
Here lies my wife here let her lie
Last Line:
Now she's at rest and so am I
Author:
John Dryden (Speculation)
DMI number:
35095

63. How fond are men of rule and place

First Line:
How fond are men of rule and place
Last Line:
In hopes to be supreme in wit
Author:
John Gay (Absolute)
DMI number:
30188

64. How happy was the world before men found

First Line:
How happy was the world before men found
Last Line:
They vowed to part and never meet again
DMI number:
42228

65. Here take this W--- spread it up and down

First Line:
Here take this W--- spread it up and down
Last Line:
With horns instead of bays the hero crowned
DMI number:
4442

66. Here wit and beauty join and who can say

First Line:
Here wit and beauty join and who can say
Last Line:
Since as they pity move they both should love
DMI number:
6065

67. How rare the piece where heaven and nature join

First Line:
How rare the piece where heaven and nature join
Last Line:
Preserve ennoble and adorn the whole
Author:
Mehetabel Wright [née Wesley] (Absolute)
DMI number:
29613

68. How rash is the vow which thy poet hath made

First Line:
How rash is the vow which thy poet hath made
Last Line:
And out did the muses and graces together
DMI number:
35661

69. I ask not why Astrea fled away

First Line:
I ask not why Astrea fled away
Last Line:
And can with borrowed beams be always bright
DMI number:
42906

70. I fear the ladies think my last night's dealing

First Line:
I fear the ladies think my last night's dealing
Last Line:
And play the fool at large on life's great stage
DMI number:
36010