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1. A parish priest was of the pilgrim train

First Line:
A parish priest was of the pilgrim train
Last Line:
And his new work as in Creation blessed
Author:
John Dryden (Absolute)
DMI number:
25487

2. A man unfortunate was wont to cry

First Line:
A man unfortunate was wont to cry
Last Line:
And all of us would say the same Mecaenas said before
DMI number:
6247

3. A peasant past his climacteric year

First Line:
A peasant past his climacteric year
Last Line:
Their trouble they forget and wish it gone
DMI number:
6246

4. A second age in wars we waste away

First Line:
A second age in wars we waste away
Last Line:
Your bard thus warns you to retire
DMI number:
25651

5. A lady fair to country seat confined

First Line:
A lady fair to country seat confined
Last Line:
While I the leaves that you destroy the trees
DMI number:
22071

6. Ah my fair boy trust not thy hue too much

First Line:
Ah my fair boy trust not thy hue too much
Last Line:
All be they white yet shed they as they stand
DMI number:
44509

7. Aelius whose noble lineage springs

First Line:
Aelius whose noble lineage springs
Last Line:
With thee the social banquet share
DMI number:
25597

8. A wolf on surreptitious mutton

First Line:
A wolf on surreptitious mutton
Last Line:
What we don't lose must pass for gain
DMI number:
19671

9. An even mind in every state

First Line:
An even mind in every state
Last Line:
To bear the eternal banishment of fate
DMI number:
40448

10. An Oxford scholar made a goose his prize

First Line:
An Oxford scholar made a goose his prize
Last Line:
They bear the goose about that love to tell
DMI number:
18838