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1.
Fools are known by looking wise
First Line:
Fools are known by looking wise
Last Line:
As men find woodcocks by their eyes
Author:
Samuel Butler (Absolute)
DMI number:
5618
2.
Fools back their feeble want of sense
First Line:
Fools back their feeble want of sense
Last Line:
As when tis in a wrong belief
Author:
Samuel Butler (Absolute)
DMI number:
9506
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Sir | You have obliged the British nation more
First Line:
Sir | You have obliged the British nation more
Last Line:
He must bring sense that understands it here
Author:
Edmund Waller (Speculation) & Samuel Butler (Speculation)
DMI number:
4785
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You rhymes appropriate can make
First Line:
You rhymes appropriate can make
Last Line:
To have been the theme of your song
Author:
Samuel Butler (Absolute)
DMI number:
5547