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At length the gods propitious to our prayers
First Line:
At length the gods propitious to our prayers
Last Line:
Worse is an evil fame much worse than none
Author:
George Granville (Confident)
DMI number:
4815
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Climb at court for me that will
First Line:
Climb at court for me that will
Last Line:
Death to him's a strange surprise
Author:
Andrew Marvell (Absolute)
DMI number:
4009
3.
Few are the lights we now in heaven can view
First Line:
Few are the lights we now in heaven can view
Last Line:
Whilst splendid greatness seldom is secure
Author:
John Glanvill (Speculation)
DMI number:
7180
4.
Fortune thou grand impostor what a cheat
First Line:
Fortune thou grand impostor what a cheat
Last Line:
But nigh the shore does more securely creep
Author:
John Glanvill (Confident)
DMI number:
7191
5.
However great whoever you are
First Line:
However great whoever you are
Last Line:
Whose lofty masts the clouds divide
Author:
James Ward (Absolute)
DMI number:
7434
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Is it true that souls their bodies do survive
First Line:
Is it true that souls their bodies do survive
Last Line:
Fantastic notions idle frightful dreams
Author:
John Glanvill (Absolute)
DMI number:
6647
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Not wealth a monarch can create
First Line:
Not wealth a monarch can create
Last Line:
Forgets his coffin and his shroud
DMI number:
22080
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Others lext luxury and pomp allure
First Line:
Others lext luxury and pomp allure
Last Line:
Worse is an evil fame much worse than none
Author:
George Granville (Absolute)
DMI number:
28302
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Submit to fate tis her tyrannic reign
First Line:
Submit to fate tis her tyrannic reign
Last Line:
Fate brings us ills enough without our aid
DMI number:
42692
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The silver moon and all her starry train
First Line:
The silver moon and all her starry train
Last Line:
Rich discontent is but a glorious hell
Author:
Daniel (the elder) Bellamy (Absolute)
DMI number:
21848
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