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1. A scanty fortune clips the wings of fame

First Line:: A scanty fortune clips the wings of fame
Last Line:: And wit in rags is turned to ridicule
Author:: Thomas Parnell (Confident) & John Dryden (Absolute)
DMI number:: 29813

2. As when a tree's cut down the secret root

First Line:: As when a tree's cut down the secret root
Last Line:: To find her woman it must be abed
Author:: John Dryden (Absolute) & Sir William Davenant (Absolute)
DMI number:: 17523

3. Fame the great ill from small beginnings grow

First Line:: Fame the great ill from small beginnings grow
Last Line:: To tell of prodigies and cause affright
Author:: John Dryden (Absolute)
DMI number:: 9800

4. Full in the midst of this created space

First Line:: Full in the midst of this created space
Last Line:: And seas about and skies above enquiring all around
Author:: John Dryden (Absolute)
DMI number:: 9797

5. Full in the midst of this created space

First Line:: Full in the midst of this created space
Last Line:: The Grecian heroes and what deaths they dealt
Author:: John Dryden (Absolute)
DMI number:: 11929

6. I see you court the crowd

First Line:: I see you court the crowd
Last Line:: Where they run forth in heaps bellowing your wonders
Author:: Nathaniel Lee (Absolute)
DMI number:: 20382

7. Our author by experience finds it true

First Line:: Our author by experience finds it true
Last Line:: And see us play the tragedy of wit
Author:: John Dryden (Absolute)
DMI number:: 17532

8. The admiring crowd are dazzled with surprise

First Line:: The admiring crowd are dazzled with surprise
Last Line:: And consecrates the place of his abode
DMI number:: 40039

9. The brave abroad fight for the wise at home

First Line:: The brave abroad fight for the wise at home
Last Line:: Thin fame is all the bravest hero's share
Author:: Sir Richard Blackmore (Absolute)
DMI number:: 20879

10. The people rend the skies with loud applause

First Line:: The people rend the skies with loud applause
Last Line:: And stammering babes are taught to lisp thy name
DMI number:: 40040