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31.
So have I seen an ass in miry way
First Line:
So have I seen an ass in miry way
Last Line:
His clumsiness has sunk him to the bottom
DMI number:
12977
32.
So when bright Venus yielded up her charms
First Line:
So when bright Venus yielded up her charms
Last Line:
And all the hero to the lover yields
DMI number:
26610
33.
Some flowers seem more than other to rely
First Line:
Some flowers seem more than other to rely
Last Line:
We like to those may flourish but not long
Author:
Roger Boyle (Absolute)
DMI number:
14750
34.
Surprised with fear he fled along the field
First Line:
Surprised with fear he fled along the field
Last Line:
The mortal tumult mounts and thunders in the skies
Author:
John Dryden (Absolute)
DMI number:
28603
35.
Then as a hungry lion who beholds
First Line:
Then as a hungry lion who beholds
Last Line:
With unchewed morsels while he churns the gore
Author:
John Dryden (Absolute)
DMI number:
12907
36.
The wanton courser thus with reins unbound
First Line:
The wanton courser thus with reins unbound
Last Line:
Rushed forth with Hector to the fields of fight
Author:
Alexander Pope (Absolute)
DMI number:
12910
37.
The swift paced hours convoke again
First Line:
The swift paced hours convoke again
Last Line:
And grooms and statesmen praise your skill
DMI number:
31349
38.
The world's a printing house our words our thoughts
First Line:
The world's a printing house our words our thoughts
Last Line:
We're gathered sheet by sheet and bound for heaven
Author:
Francis Quarles (Absolute)
DMI number:
31363
39.
Though man to man must ever be allied
First Line:
Though man to man must ever be allied
Last Line:
And mine to aim at worth that you may prize
DMI number:
23089
40.
Two heroes not famous for martial adventures
First Line:
Two heroes not famous for martial adventures
Last Line:
And strut to their hens without one sparring blow
DMI number:
11286
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