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71.
Erminia by the centinels surprized
First Line:
Erminia by the centinels surprized
Last Line:
Pursues a nobler fate in military arms
Author:
Elizabeth Rowe [nee Singer] (Absolute)
DMI number:
6975
72.
Entice the trusty sun
First Line:
Entice the trusty sun
Last Line:
From my resolves
DMI number:
40844
73.
Dull awkward mimic of the great
First Line:
Dull awkward mimic of the great
Last Line:
The cloud remains - remains despised
Author:
Matthew Pilkington (Absolute)
DMI number:
18657
74.
Experience teacheth us
First Line:
Experience teacheth us
Last Line:
Be resolute my lord for victory
DMI number:
40836
75.
Farewell aspiring thoughts no more
First Line:
Farewell aspiring thoughts no more
Last Line:
And wish the fools were wise
Author:
Stephen Duck (Absolute)
DMI number:
23341
76.
Farewell for ever so have I discerned
First Line:
Farewell for ever so have I discerned
Last Line:
And hugest cannons burst with overcharge
Author:
George Chapman (Absolute)
DMI number:
13452
77.
Friends Romans countrymen lend me your ears
First Line:
Friends Romans countrymen lend me your ears
Last Line:
And I must pause till it come back to me
Author:
William Shakespeare (Absolute)
DMI number:
37389
78.
Friends Romans countrymen lend me your ears
First Line:
Friends Romans countrymen lend me your ears
Last Line:
The stones of Rome to rise and mutiny
Author:
William Shakespeare (Absolute)
DMI number:
35183
79.
For places in the court are but like beds
First Line:
For places in the court are but like beds
Last Line:
At that man's foot and so lower and lower
Author:
John Webster (Absolute)
DMI number:
17305
80.
For tis the fate of wise men to be thought
First Line:
For tis the fate of wise men to be thought
Last Line:
Than publish them
DMI number:
41628
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