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271.
The British theatre already great
First Line:
The British theatre already great
Last Line:
Oh may they never as in Rome be lost
DMI number:
39574
272.
The longest tyranny that ever swayed
First Line:
The longest tyranny that ever swayed
Last Line:
But he restored tis now become a throne
Author:
John Dryden (Absolute)
DMI number:
4152
273.
The man resolved and firmly just
First Line:
The man resolved and firmly just
Last Line:
This lofty theme by thy unequal song
Author:
John Duncombe (Absolute)
DMI number:
25571
274.
The man resolved and steady to his trust
First Line:
The man resolved and steady to his trust
Last Line:
Forget their majesty and lose their sound
Author:
Joseph Addison (Absolute)
DMI number:
925
275.
The man whom sacred truth and justice sway
First Line:
The man whom sacred truth and justice sway
Last Line:
To words celestial loftier notes belong
DMI number:
22121
276.
The mighty rivals whose destructive rage
First Line:
The mighty rivals whose destructive rage
Last Line:
Who gave so many crowns bestow one now
Author:
Wentworth Dillon (Absolute)
DMI number:
5474
277.
The monarch issued his commands
First Line:
The monarch issued his commands
Last Line:
Collects his flock from thousands on the plain
Author:
Alexander Pope (Absolute)
DMI number:
31610
278.
The queen on nearer view the guest surveyed
First Line:
The queen on nearer view the guest surveyed
Last Line:
Forbid that want should sink me to a lie
Author:
Alexander Pope (Absolute)
DMI number:
31621
279.
The rising sun complies with our weak sight
First Line:
The rising sun complies with our weak sight
Last Line:
Their sacred judge their guard and argument
Author:
Edmund Waller (Absolute)
DMI number:
4728
280.
The Romans as historians all allow
First Line:
The Romans as historians all allow
Last Line:
Retired to be a nobleman again
Author:
Samuel Johnson (Speculation)
DMI number:
32759
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