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1.
Conscience what art thou thou tremendous power
First Line:
Conscience what art thou thou tremendous power
Last Line:
Nay wise men flatter with the name of life
Author:
Edward Young (Absolute)
DMI number:
28963
2.
Is thy ambition sweating for a rhyme
First Line:
Is thy ambition sweating for a rhyme
Last Line:
A fool at forty is a fool indeed
Author:
Edward Young (Absolute)
DMI number:
38345
3.
My verse is satire Dorset lend your ear
First Line:
My verse is satire Dorset lend your ear
Last Line:
For who can write so fast as men run mad
Author:
Edward Young (Absolute)
DMI number:
26693
4.
My muse proceed and reach thy destined end
First Line:
My muse proceed and reach thy destined end
Last Line:
Born and forgot ten thousand in an hour
Author:
Edward Young (Absolute)
DMI number:
26695
5.
Let rash repiners stand appalled
First Line:
Let rash repiners stand appalled
Last Line:
My sole asylum thou
Author:
Edward Young (Speculation)
DMI number:
33139
6.
Nothing exceeds in ridicule no doubt
First Line:
Nothing exceeds in ridicule no doubt
Last Line:
He cannot bear a rival in the wrong
Author:
Edward Young (Absolute)
DMI number:
38346
7.
The man who builds and wants wherewith to pay
First Line:
The man who builds and wants wherewith to pay
Last Line:
But a discharge in full for an estate
Author:
Edward Young (Absolute)
DMI number:
38344
8.
Tis a prime part of happiness to know
First Line:
Tis a prime part of happiness to know
Last Line:
Some ills we wish for when we wish to live
Author:
Edward Young (Absolute)
DMI number:
30106
9.
We smile at florists we despise their joy
First Line:
We smile at florists we despise their joy
Last Line:
From sordid arts as Florio's out of dung
Author:
Edward Young (Absolute)
DMI number:
27075