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21. But to write plays why tis a bold pretence

First Line:
But to write plays why tis a bold pretence
Last Line:
To judgement breeding wit and eloquence
Author:
John Sheffield (Absolute)
DMI number:
10450

22. Defects of witty men deserve a cure

First Line:
Defects of witty men deserve a cure
Last Line:
And those who are so will even this endure
Author:
John Sheffield (Absolute)
DMI number:
10396

23. First on a plot employ thy careful thoughts

First Line:
First on a plot employ thy careful thoughts
Last Line:
This oft alone has given success to plays
Author:
John Sheffield (Absolute)
DMI number:
10454

24. First then of songs which now so much abound

First Line:
First then of songs which now so much abound
Last Line:
Like heaps of fuel do but choke the fire
Author:
John Sheffield (Absolute)
DMI number:
10397

25. First then soliloquies had need be few

First Line:
First then soliloquies had need be few
Last Line:
As when Bellario confesses all
Author:
John Sheffield (Absolute)
DMI number:
10437

26. Expose no single fop but lay the load

First Line:
Expose no single fop but lay the load
Last Line:
But Falstaff stands unimitated yet
Author:
John Sheffield (Absolute)
DMI number:
10465

27. Figures of speech which poets think so fine

First Line:
Figures of speech which poets think so fine
Last Line:
And in descriptions only claim a place
Author:
John Sheffield (Absolute)
DMI number:
10439

28. For kings some services I've done

First Line:
For kings some services I've done
Last Line:
Give mercy to this medley liver
DMI number:
11985

29. For every prince that hit my fancy

First Line:
For every prince that hit my fancy
Last Line:
Take pity on a gartered sinner
DMI number:
11983

30. From wars and plagues come no such harms

First Line:
From wars and plagues come no such harms
Last Line:
Unless you love you please in vain
Author:
John Sheffield (Absolute)
DMI number:
1429