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101. True piety without cessation tossed

First Line:
True piety without cessation tossed
Last Line:
The atheist looking on enjoys the spoils
DMI number:
40784

102. Tyranny that savage brutal power

First Line:
Tyranny that savage brutal power
Last Line:
Which not protects but still devours mankind
DMI number:
21198

103. Tossed by a whirlwind of tempestuous fire

First Line:
Tossed by a whirlwind of tempestuous fire
Last Line:
A thousand wretches in the air expire
DMI number:
39588

104. Virtue doth man to virtuous actions steer

First Line:
Virtue doth man to virtuous actions steer
Last Line:
Tis not enough that he should vice forbear
DMI number:
41467

105. We happier are than they who but desired

First Line:
We happier are than they who but desired
Last Line:
As coals to ashes when the spirit's spent
Author:
Sir John Denham (Absolute)
DMI number:
16910

106. When any great design thou dost intend

First Line:
When any great design thou dost intend
Last Line:
Think on the means the manner and the end
Author:
Sir John Denham (Absolute)
DMI number:
14469

107. When a calm river raised with sudden rains

First Line:
When a calm river raised with sudden rains
Last Line:
And knows no bound but makes his power his shores
DMI number:
40105

108. When I reflect on age I find there are

First Line:
When I reflect on age I find there are
Last Line:
Last that approaching death attends our lives
Author:
Sir John Denham (Absolute)
DMI number:
16908

109. Wisdom of what her self approves makes choice

First Line:
Wisdom of what her self approves makes choice
Last Line:
And sense her vassal in her footsteps treads
DMI number:
41623

110. Ye gods was it man's nature or his fate

First Line:
Ye gods was it man's nature or his fate
Last Line:
And burns the sacred temples of our minds
Author:
Sir John Denham (Absolute)
DMI number:
17197