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21. A fool indeed has great need of a title

First Line:
A fool indeed has great need of a title
Last Line:
And to forget his proper name of fool
DMI number:
41302

22. A fool is known by looking wise

First Line:
A fool is known by looking wise
Last Line:
As men find woodcocks by their eyes
Author:
Samuel Butler (Absolute)
DMI number:
9580

23. A form more fine more accurately wrought

First Line:
A form more fine more accurately wrought
Last Line:
To me the heavenly messengers appear
Author:
Elizabeth Rowe [nee Singer] (Confident)
DMI number:
6816

24. A formidable figure black as night

First Line:
A formidable figure black as night
Last Line:
Exceeding fierce but destitute of sight
Author:
Sir Richard Blackmore (Absolute)
DMI number:
5617

25. A free and honest nature may be oppressed

First Line:
A free and honest nature may be oppressed
Last Line:
When they exceed his means of gratitude
Author:
John Fletcher (Absolute) & Philip Massinger (Absolute) & Nathan Field (Absolute)
DMI number:
14104

26. A friend is gold if true he'll never leave thee

First Line:
A friend is gold if true he'll never leave thee
Last Line:
Yet both without a touchstone may deceive thee
Author:
Thomas Randolph (Absolute)
DMI number:
14831

27. A fury crawled from out her cell

First Line:
A fury crawled from out her cell
Last Line:
Nor can the exhausted world her wrath assuage
DMI number:
40015

28. A garment made by cunning artsmen's skill

First Line:
A garment made by cunning artsmen's skill
Last Line:
It adds a greater grace to purity
Author:
Thomas Heywood (Absolute)
DMI number:
13563

29. A general fieceness dwells with innocence

First Line:
A general fieceness dwells with innocence
Last Line:
And conscious virtue is allowed some pride
Author:
Nathaniel Lee (Absolute) & John Dryden (Absolute)
DMI number:
19165

30. A general good the rich may freely come

First Line:
A general good the rich may freely come
Last Line:
To Chloris loaves the sick and needy came
DMI number:
6859