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241.
Reader I was born and cried
First Line:
Reader I was born and cried
Last Line:
I left the common-wealth my heir
Author:
Matthew Prior (Speculation)
DMI number:
16852
242.
Sicilian muse begin a loftier strain
First Line:
Sicilian muse begin a loftier strain
Last Line:
No god shall crown the board nor goddess bless the bed
Author:
John Dryden (Absolute)
DMI number:
3785
243.
Silence ensued the eldest first began
First Line:
Silence ensued the eldest first began
Last Line:
And give the stranger guest a stranger's due
Author:
Alexander Pope (Absolute)
DMI number:
31620
244.
Since all the actions of the far famed men
First Line:
Since all the actions of the far famed men
Last Line:
But must cry Jack what have you stole to day
DMI number:
4768
245.
See your great friend Caesonius who is gone
First Line:
See your great friend Caesonius who is gone
Last Line:
His love to Seneca that you repaid
DMI number:
27499
246.
Seest thou yon fane even now incessant time
First Line:
Seest thou yon fane even now incessant time
Last Line:
And the great queen of earth imperial Rome
Author:
John Dyer (Absolute)
DMI number:
34109
247.
See the desert appears with various dyes
First Line:
See the desert appears with various dyes
Last Line:
Three foot of sweetmeats is enough for me
DMI number:
28936
248.
See the wild waste of all-devouring years
First Line:
See the wild waste of all-devouring years
Last Line:
And praised unenvied by the muse he loved
Author:
Alexander Pope (Confident)
DMI number:
7446
249.
See the wild waste of all-devouring years
First Line:
See the wild waste of all-devouring years
Last Line:
Praised wept and honoured by the muse he loved
Author:
Alexander Pope (Absolute)
DMI number:
30132
250.
Seven cities strive for mighty Homer's birth
First Line:
Seven cities strive for mighty Homer's birth
Last Line:
Athens Smyrna Rhodes Colophon Salamin Chios and Argos
DMI number:
6948
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