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161. As when a bully draws his sword

First Line:
As when a bully draws his sword
Last Line:
Mongrels will serve to keep him down
Author:
John Wilmot (Speculation) & Edmund Ashton (Absolute)
DMI number:
4919

162. As when a dolphin sports upon the tide

First Line:
As when a dolphin sports upon the tide
Last Line:
Wanton with vigour and immoderate life
DMI number:
39476

163. As when a dove her rocky hold forsakes

First Line:
As when a dove her rocky hold forsakes
Last Line:
To smoother flight and shoots upon her wings
DMI number:
39481

164. As when a prowling wolf

First Line:
As when a prowling wolf
Last Line:
Leaps over the fence with ease into the fold
DMI number:
40349

165. As when a snake surprised upon the road

First Line:
As when a snake surprised upon the road
Last Line:
But grovelling in the dust her part unsound she trails
DMI number:
40163

166. As when a wolf has torn a bullock's hide

First Line:
As when a wolf has torn a bullock's hide
Last Line:
And claps his quivering tail beneath his thighs
DMI number:
40351

167. As when a wolf pinched by nocturnal cold

First Line:
As when a wolf pinched by nocturnal cold
Last Line:
Affrighted tremble round their bleating dams
DMI number:
40347

168. As when some peasant in a bushy brake

First Line:
As when some peasant in a bushy brake
Last Line:
His rising crest blue neck and rolling eyes
Author:
John Dryden (Absolute)
DMI number:
12909

169. As when the storks prepare to change their clime

First Line:
As when the storks prepare to change their clime
Last Line:
And for new worlds their present seats forsake
DMI number:
40205

170. As when the swains the Lybian lion chase

First Line:
As when the swains the Lybian lion chase
Last Line:
His sides he lashes and erects his mane
DMI number:
39818