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541.
Today a mighty hero comes to warm
First Line:
Today a mighty hero comes to warm
Last Line:
At worst he'll find some Cornish borough here
Author:
Sir Samuel Garth (Absolute)
DMI number:
3899
542.
To pass the time before the curtain draws
First Line:
To pass the time before the curtain draws
Last Line:
I know she'll love me when she knows my tricks
DMI number:
35244
543.
To please all is impossible and despair
First Line:
To please all is impossible and despair
Last Line:
Shall equally the freight we run for pleasure
Author:
John Fletcher (Absolute)
DMI number:
38731
544.
To promise much before a play begin
First Line:
To promise much before a play begin
Last Line:
And we have our wished ends if you commend it
Author:
John Fletcher (Absolute) & Philip Massinger (Absolute)
DMI number:
38735
545.
To represent a hero we aspire
First Line:
To represent a hero we aspire
Last Line:
And in her Caesar's safety stands her own
Author:
Thomas Fitzgerald (Absolute)
DMI number:
270
546.
To say this comedy pleased long ago
First Line:
To say this comedy pleased long ago
Last Line:
These men write that which no man else would steal
Author:
John Dryden (Absolute)
DMI number:
4025
547.
To fire the generous soul in virtue's cause
First Line:
To fire the generous soul in virtue's cause
Last Line:
Though envy fill with blast the inclement skies
DMI number:
17665
548.
To furnish a new prologue for each play
First Line:
To furnish a new prologue for each play
Last Line:
Is the fond echo of your hero's name
Author:
John Home (Absolute)
DMI number:
38483
549.
To gain the public ear our man of rhymes
First Line:
To gain the public ear our man of rhymes
Last Line:
And frankly own himself not qualified
DMI number:
38338
550.
To glow with ardour and attempt with zeal
First Line:
To glow with ardour and attempt with zeal
Last Line:
Taste it and if approved applaud the times
Author:
Elizabeth Griffith (Absolute)
DMI number:
38496
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