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11. At length with vengeance bursts my raging vein

First Line:
At length with vengeance bursts my raging vein
Last Line:
And lost in transport beg to wake no more
Author:
Nicholas Amhurst (Absolute)
DMI number:
12000

12. B---- vexed with court the country sought

First Line:
B---- vexed with court the country sought
Last Line:
From ------ unhappy case
DMI number:
19742

13. Backwards rode Filch who pockets used to rifle

First Line:
Backwards rode Filch who pockets used to rifle
Last Line:
They come not here who properly can touch
DMI number:
20839

14. By bribes and threats so many Whigs at first

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By bribes and threats so many Whigs at first
Last Line:
Or to betray or else to countermine
DMI number:
12569

15. But such and only such who do disgrace

First Line:
But such and only such who do disgrace
Last Line:
When very shepherds dare debauch their sheep
DMI number:
6934

16. Come painter you and I you know dare do

First Line:
Come painter you and I you know dare do
Last Line:
Then Asaph's song shall be like Doeg's rhyme
DMI number:
41823

17. Come all ye brave boys and high churchmen draw near

First Line:
Come all ye brave boys and high churchmen draw near
Last Line:
We know who'd enjoy axes halters and carts | Which nobody can deny
DMI number:
13313

18. Curse on such representatives

First Line:
Curse on such representatives
Last Line:
By this old Whitehall pump
DMI number:
4734

19. Curse on the authors of our present woes

First Line:
Curse on the authors of our present woes
Last Line:
Reduce their native country to a wretched state
Author:
Edward Ward (Speculation)
DMI number:
5457

20. Cursed be those dull unpointed doggerel rhymes

First Line:
Cursed be those dull unpointed doggerel rhymes
Last Line:
As when old H-e was catched with rem in re
Author:
Charles Sackville (Absolute)
DMI number:
5451