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1321. Want is the scorn of every wealthy fool

First Line:
Want is the scorn of every wealthy fool
Last Line:
And wit in rags is turned to ridicule
DMI number:
40303

1322. Want whets the wit tis true but wit not blest

First Line:
Want whets the wit tis true but wit not blest
Last Line:
For wealth is solid food but wit is hungry sauce
Author:
John Dryden (Absolute)
DMI number:
20385

1323. Was it for me to prop

First Line:
Was it for me to prop
Last Line:
Which courts its own destruction
Author:
John Dryden (Absolute)
DMI number:
20956

1324. Weigh well the various turns of human fate

First Line:
Weigh well the various turns of human fate
Last Line:
And seek by mercy to secure your state
Author:
John Dryden (Absolute)
DMI number:
20007

1325. Welcome as kindly showers to long parched earth

First Line:
Welcome as kindly showers to long parched earth
Last Line:
The lucky plank that bears him to the shore
DMI number:
40323

1326. Welcome as light

First Line:
Welcome as light
Last Line:
To cheerful birds or to the lovers night
Author:
John Dryden (Absolute)
DMI number:
21372

1327. Welcome as mercy to a man condemned

First Line:
Welcome as mercy to a man condemned
Last Line:
The luckly plank that bears him to the shore
Author:
John Dryden (Absolute) & Nathaniel Lee (Absolute)
DMI number:
21371

1328. Welcome as the light

First Line:
Welcome as the light
Last Line:
To cheerful birds or as to lovers' night
DMI number:
40324

1329. Upon the gloomy banks of Acheron

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Upon the gloomy banks of Acheron
Last Line:
A youthful vigour and autumnal green
DMI number:
39352

1330. Upright he walks on patterns firm and straight

First Line:
Upright he walks on patterns firm and straight
Last Line:
He bears his rider headlong on the foe
DMI number:
39691