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1.
Be wise today tis madness to defer
First Line:
Be wise today tis madness to defer
Last Line:
Soon close where passed the shaft no trace is found
Author:
Edward Young (Absolute)
DMI number:
37477
2.
Heaven gives the needful but neglected call
First Line:
Heaven gives the needful but neglected call
Last Line:
And kindly point us to our journey's end
Author:
Edward Young (Absolute)
DMI number:
35258
3.
Our birth is nothing but our death begun
First Line:
Our birth is nothing but our death begun
Last Line:
As tapers waste that instant they take fire
Author:
Edward Young (Absolute)
DMI number:
35271
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Religion is all descending from the skies
First Line:
Religion is all descending from the skies
Last Line:
Holds out this world and in her right the next
Author:
Edward Young (Absolute)
DMI number:
35251