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1831.
When struck in years strong drink forbear
First Line:
When struck in years strong drink forbear
Last Line:
And wine of all sorts heats and dries
DMI number:
23376
1832.
When matters to our wish succeed
First Line:
When matters to our wish succeed
Last Line:
So prays your very humble servant
DMI number:
25008
1833.
When men's intents are wicked their guilt haunts them
First Line:
When men's intents are wicked their guilt haunts them
Last Line:
But when they're just they're armed and nothing daunts them
Author:
Thomas Middleton (Absolute)
DMI number:
14467
1834.
When midnight's sable veil overspread the plain
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When midnight's sable veil overspread the plain
Last Line:
And to the trophied relics points on high
Author:
Samuel Bowden (Absolute)
DMI number:
26618
1835.
When nations raise an idiot to the throne
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When nations raise an idiot to the throne
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He shows the people's weakness and his own
DMI number:
30783
1836.
When Nero Rome's imperial sceptre swayed
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When Nero Rome's imperial sceptre swayed
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When boundless power supports a boundless will
DMI number:
30214
1837.
When icy chains forbade the streams to flow
First Line:
When icy chains forbade the streams to flow
Last Line:
Write sign and seal a fiddle for a song
DMI number:
18208
1838.
When infant nature had the world arrayed
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When infant nature had the world arrayed
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In the brass-leaved book of fame which never decays
DMI number:
42774
1839.
When infants are born by experience we find
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When infants are born by experience we find
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And with extasy spring to his arms
DMI number:
33461
1840.
When Jove created man Minerva viewed
First Line:
When Jove created man Minerva viewed
Last Line:
And keep alive his happiness by pride
DMI number:
36756
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