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131.
How will the grateful senate praise
First Line:
How will the grateful senate praise
Last Line:
Or any charm of Sunderland
DMI number:
5882
132.
I come sir a suitor to you I hear
First Line:
I come sir a suitor to you I hear
Last Line:
Or Phidias have invented That is their | Ignorance
Author:
Shackerley Marmion (Absolute)
DMI number:
13553
133.
I first transferred to Rome Sicilian strains
First Line:
I first transferred to Rome Sicilian strains
Last Line:
And sudden night surprised the yet unfinished song
Author:
John Dryden (Absolute)
DMI number:
8682
134.
In Athens once as classic story runs
First Line:
In Athens once as classic story runs
Last Line:
Who less deserving gains as great a prize
Author:
Richard Cumberland (Absolute)
DMI number:
38139
135.
In time when princes cancelled nature's law
First Line:
In time when princes cancelled nature's law
Last Line:
Stands still recorded in the books of fame
DMI number:
4952
136.
In Troy there lies the scene from isles of Greece
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In Troy there lies the scene from isles of Greece
Last Line:
Now good or bad tis but the chance of war
Author:
William Shakespeare (Absolute)
DMI number:
38725
137.
In Tyberius tyme the trewe emperour
First Line:
In Tyberius tyme the trewe emperour
Last Line:
Herode under empere as herytage wolde | Kyng &c
DMI number:
37391
138.
In Roman days once Cato the severe
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In Roman days once Cato the severe
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And in the matchless actor own the God
DMI number:
27148
139.
In sable pomp with all her starry train
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In sable pomp with all her starry train
Last Line:
On her slain lover silent sinks in death
Author:
Richard Glover (Absolute)
DMI number:
32059
140.
In shame and tears thus the fair Helen mourned
First Line:
In shame and tears thus the fair Helen mourned
Last Line:
The best while the worst half was the poor husband's lot
Author:
Anthony Hammond (Confident)
DMI number:
10529
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