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1. For over all men hangs a double fate

First Line:: For over all men hangs a double fate
Last Line:: Maintained like nature by an ebb and flow
Author:: John Dryden (Absolute) & Sir Robert Howard (Absolute)
DMI number:: 21205

2. Let thy great deeds force fate to change her mind

First Line:: Let thy great deeds force fate to change her mind
Last Line:: He that courts fortune boldly makes her kind
Author:: John Dryden (Absolute) & Sir Robert Howard (Absolute)
DMI number:: 18870

3. I stand like one

First Line:: I stand like one
Last Line:: Look up and leave their conduct to a star
Author:: Sir Robert Howard (Absolute)
DMI number:: 14986

4. If we but prosper now not we on fate

First Line:: If we but prosper now not we on fate
Last Line:: But she on us shall for direction wait
DMI number:: 41230

5. None violent empires long enjoy secure

First Line:: None violent empires long enjoy secure
Last Line:: And fearing when the gods appear too kind
DMI number:: 40681

6. The gods that in my fortunes were unkind

First Line:: The gods that in my fortunes were unkind
Last Line:: To despise scepters and dispose of kings
Author:: John Dryden (Absolute) & Sir Robert Howard (Absolute)
DMI number:: 15962

7. Unhappy state of such as wear a crown

First Line:: Unhappy state of such as wear a crown
Last Line:: Fortune does seldom lay 'em gently down
Author:: Sir Robert Howard (Absolute)
DMI number:: 9585

8. Ye twice ten hundred deities

First Line:: Ye twice ten hundred deities
Last Line:: That use to lull thee in thy sleep
Author:: John Dryden (Absolute) & Sir Robert Howard (Absolute)
DMI number:: 2583