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121.
He's safe in the king's bosom who keeps warm
First Line:
He's safe in the king's bosom who keeps warm
Last Line:
Out his preserver
DMI number:
41351
122.
Hard steel succeeded then
First Line:
Hard steel succeeded then
Last Line:
And justice here oppressed to heaven returns
Author:
John Dryden (Absolute)
DMI number:
9805
123.
Having spent all my coin
First Line:
Having spent all my coin
Last Line:
And beat out my brains with the steeple
DMI number:
5851
124.
He hates he loaths the beauties that he has enjoyed
First Line:
He hates he loaths the beauties that he has enjoyed
Last Line:
Lulled like a child and hushed him with my songs
Author:
Nathaniel Lee (Absolute)
DMI number:
18804
125.
He who contends for freedom
First Line:
He who contends for freedom
Last Line:
That eats out all the happiness of kingdoms
Author:
James Thomson (Absolute)
DMI number:
37447
126.
He that stands up against traitors and their ends
First Line:
He that stands up against traitors and their ends
Last Line:
The treason is not acted than believe
DMI number:
41335
127.
Hence satire's power tis her corrective part
First Line:
Hence satire's power tis her corrective part
Last Line:
And slaves and sycophants surround in vain
Author:
John Brown (Absolute)
DMI number:
30878
128.
Her friars holy Rome does Fathers call
First Line:
Her friars holy Rome does Fathers call
Last Line:
Few have more daughters or more sons than they
DMI number:
15823
129.
Here lives the wolf justice a butcherly knave
First Line:
Here lives the wolf justice a butcherly knave
Last Line:
We'll die at our doors ere in Smithfield we'll burn
Author:
Stephen College (Confident)
DMI number:
4871
130.
Here lives the wolf justice and butcherly knave
First Line:
Here lives the wolf justice and butcherly knave
Last Line:
We'll die at our doors ere in Smithfield we'll burn
Author:
Stephen College (Confident)
DMI number:
42318
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