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And therefore wert thou bred to virtuous knowledge
First Line:
And therefore wert thou bred to virtuous knowledge
Last Line:
Shall bow and bless thy fate and say the gods are just
Author:
Nicholas Rowe (Absolute)
DMI number:
18885
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Long has the fate of kings and empires been
First Line:
Long has the fate of kings and empires been
Last Line:
And heaven in justice made that one a queen
Author:
Nicholas Rowe (Absolute)
DMI number:
17522
3.
Justly to name the better cause were hard
First Line:
Justly to name the better cause were hard
Last Line:
The vanquished party was by Cato owned
DMI number:
2269
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The holy power that clothes the senseless earth
First Line:
The holy power that clothes the senseless earth
Last Line:
Knows all our wants and has enough to give us
Author:
Nicholas Rowe (Absolute)
DMI number:
20452
5.
Was it for this ye cruel gods you made me
First Line:
Was it for this ye cruel gods you made me
Last Line:
And to my destined load inured betimes
Author:
Nicholas Rowe (Absolute)
DMI number:
18880
6.
What have I done | To kindle such relentless wrath against me
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What have I done | To kindle such relentless wrath against me
Last Line:
Deny the succour which I gave not then
Author:
Nicholas Rowe (Absolute)
DMI number:
20446
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With such unshaken temper of the soul
First Line:
With such unshaken temper of the soul
Last Line:
And loses all her firmness
Author:
Nicholas Rowe (Absolute)
DMI number:
18927
8.
Yet tis the curse of mighty minds oppressed
First Line:
Yet tis the curse of mighty minds oppressed
Last Line:
And call the laws of providence unequal
Author:
Nicholas Rowe (Absolute)
DMI number:
18883