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61.
Remote from cities lived a swain
First Line:
Remote from cities lived a swain
Last Line:
To make men moral good and wise
Author:
John Gay (Absolute)
DMI number:
24839
62.
Seek you to train your favourite boy
First Line:
Seek you to train your favourite boy
Last Line:
Mangled he falls he howls and dies
Author:
John Gay (Absolute)
DMI number:
24906
63.
Shall ignorance of good and ill
First Line:
Shall ignorance of good and ill
Last Line:
To providence resign the rest
Author:
John Gay (Absolute)
DMI number:
30189
64.
That man must daily wiser grow
First Line:
That man must daily wiser grow
Last Line:
Derision shouts along the strand
Author:
John Gay (Absolute)
DMI number:
23363
65.
The farmer came the hooting guest
First Line:
The farmer came the hooting guest
Last Line:
Fools in derision follow fools
Author:
John Gay (Absolute)
DMI number:
1769
66.
The man of pure and simple heart
First Line:
The man of pure and simple heart
Last Line:
The dog was cudgelled out of place
Author:
John Gay (Absolute)
DMI number:
31922
67.
The man to Jove his suit preferred
First Line:
The man to Jove his suit preferred
Last Line:
To Providence resign the rest
Author:
John Gay (Absolute)
DMI number:
25121
68.
The man who with undaunted toils
First Line:
The man who with undaunted toils
Last Line:
Wits are game cocks to one another
Author:
John Gay (Absolute)
DMI number:
23426
69.
The ranging dog the stubble tries
First Line:
The ranging dog the stubble tries
Last Line:
She said and to the covey flew
Author:
John Gay (Absolute)
DMI number:
37032
70.
The rats by night such mischief did
First Line:
The rats by night such mischief did
Last Line:
There's game enough for us and you
Author:
John Gay (Absolute)
DMI number:
37027
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