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151.
Then rises one of the presumptuous throng
First Line:
Then rises one of the presumptuous throng
Last Line:
And to her harp this composition sings
Author:
Arthur Maynwaring (Absolute)
DMI number:
11485
152.
Thence clad in saffron robes through boundless skies
First Line:
Thence clad in saffron robes through boundless skies
Last Line:
The winds from which their name they borrow blast
Author:
Lewis Theobald (Confident)
DMI number:
17442
153.
Thence in his saffron robe for distant Thrace
First Line:
Thence in his saffron robe for distant Thrace
Last Line:
And now is cherished to a tree transformed
Author:
William Congreve (Absolute)
DMI number:
11888
154.
Thence Perseus like a cloud by storms was driven
First Line:
Thence Perseus like a cloud by storms was driven
Last Line:
The stars the heavens and all the gods sustained
Author:
Laurence Eusden (Confident)
DMI number:
11447
155.
These prodigies affect the pious prince
First Line:
These prodigies affect the pious prince
Last Line:
Descends to search the silent house of sleep
Author:
John Dryden (Absolute)
DMI number:
11919
156.
These some old man sees wanton in the air
First Line:
These some old man sees wanton in the air
Last Line:
From frequent diving and emerging came
Author:
John Dryden (Absolute)
DMI number:
11925
157.
Theseus meanwhile acquitting well his share
First Line:
Theseus meanwhile acquitting well his share
Last Line:
Are viewed as many isles as nymphs before
Author:
Thomas Vernon (Absolute)
DMI number:
11701
158.
Theseus requests the god to tell his woes
First Line:
Theseus requests the god to tell his woes
Last Line:
And verdant reeds in garlands bind his head
Author:
John Gay (Absolute)
DMI number:
11709
159.
This done the god flew up on high and passed
First Line:
This done the god flew up on high and passed
Last Line:
Are in the sedentary figure seen
Author:
Joseph Addison (Absolute)
DMI number:
11284
160.
This sad event gave blind Tiresias fame
First Line:
This sad event gave blind Tiresias fame
Last Line:
But dragged a zealous votary along
Author:
Joseph Addison (Absolute)
DMI number:
11368
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