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51. Full of faint hopes and fears the world hath been

First Line:
Full of faint hopes and fears the world hath been
Last Line:
In raising these you raise both him and us
DMI number:
43307

52. Great souls discern not when the leap's too wide

First Line:
Great souls discern not when the leap's too wide
Last Line:
They jump and only view the farther side
Author:
John Dryden (Absolute)
DMI number:
5543

53. Greatness in sway of state gives wings t' aspire

First Line:
Greatness in sway of state gives wings t' aspire
Last Line:
Advancement feeds ambition with desire
DMI number:
14958

54. Had I been born a servant my low life

First Line:
Had I been born a servant my low life
Last Line:
When the tall oaks are rent up by the roots
Author:
Thomas Heywood (Absolute)
DMI number:
16476

55. He's Sisyphus that strives with mighty pain

First Line:
He's Sisyphus that strives with mighty pain
Last Line:
The stone recoils and backwards waddles Will
DMI number:
18328

56. He who would great in science grow

First Line:
He who would great in science grow
Last Line:
Leaving both common souls and common clay
Author:
Walter Titley (Absolute)
DMI number:
3186

57. Here lies M F the son of a bearward

First Line:
Here lies M F the son of a bearward
Last Line:
Three crooked apostles and six arrant whores
DMI number:
42582

58. Honour and fame | Forever wait the emperor may our prophet

First Line:
Honour and fame | Forever wait the emperor may our prophet
Last Line:
But with herself herself the goddess pays
Author:
Nicholas Rowe (Absolute)
DMI number:
40530

59. Honour's a blast a bubble nought but air

First Line:
Honour's a blast a bubble nought but air
Last Line:
It's often often tossed till all is lost that's good
DMI number:
42716

60. How unhappy is my fate

First Line:
How unhappy is my fate
Last Line:
And dying sighed and thought of you
DMI number:
42784