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41. How fond are men of rule and place

First Line:: How fond are men of rule and place
Last Line:: Lions and noble beasts despise
Author:: John Gay (Absolute)
DMI number:: 23429

42. How many saucy airs we meet

First Line:: How many saucy airs we meet
Last Line:: Cancel at once all obligation
Author:: John Gay (Absolute)
DMI number:: 33423

43. How weak how vain is human pride

First Line:: How weak how vain is human pride
Last Line:: For different tastes please different vermin
Author:: John Gay (Absolute)
DMI number:: 23349

44. How wretched is the wit and how forlorn

First Line:: How wretched is the wit and how forlorn
Last Line:: For women choose their men like silks for show
Author:: John Gay (Absolute)
DMI number:: 30267

45. I grant corruption sways mankind

First Line:: I grant corruption sways mankind
Last Line:: Time serving tools not friends are bought
Author:: John Gay (Absolute)
DMI number:: 37041

46. I hate the man who builds his name

First Line:: I hate the man who builds his name
Last Line:: To wither envy pine and fade
Author:: John Gay (Absolute)
DMI number:: 23405

47. Impertinence at first is born

First Line:: Impertinence at first is born
Last Line:: Are sure to make their follies known
Author:: John Gay (Absolute)
DMI number:: 33431

48. In beauty faults conspicuous grow

First Line:: In beauty faults conspicuous grow
Last Line:: And buzzing scandal fills the place
Author:: John Gay (Absolute)
DMI number:: 24907

49. In fable all things hold discourse

First Line:: In fable all things hold discourse
Last Line:: And fight ever since for pay like Swisses
Author:: John Gay (Absolute) & Jonathan Swift (Speculation)
DMI number:: 2004

50. In other men we faults can spy

First Line:: In other men we faults can spy
Last Line:: Nor for a breakfast nations kill
Author:: John Gay (Absolute)
DMI number:: 23330

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