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1.
He's like a lusty soil whose moisture feeds
First Line:
He's like a lusty soil whose moisture feeds
Last Line:
If not a world of corn a world of weeds
Author:
Francis Quarles (Absolute)
DMI number:
17107
2.
Mammon's grown rich does Mammon boast of that
First Line:
Mammon's grown rich does Mammon boast of that
Last Line:
As well the stalled ox may boast he's fat
Author:
Francis Quarles (Absolute)
DMI number:
16994
3.
Some faiths are like those mills that cannot grind
First Line:
Some faiths are like those mills that cannot grind
Last Line:
Their corn unless they work against the wind
Author:
Francis Quarles (Absolute)
DMI number:
14681
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The shaken tree grows faster at the root
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The shaken tree grows faster at the root
Last Line:
And love grows firmer for some blasts of doubt
Author:
Francis Quarles (Absolute)
DMI number:
17051