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1.
He fawns for more though he his thousands touch
First Line:
He fawns for more though he his thousands touch
Last Line:
Fortune gives none enough but some too much
DMI number:
27990
2.
O doctor learned as ever filled a chair
First Line:
O doctor learned as ever filled a chair
Last Line:
Employ each well in gratitude to heaven
DMI number:
27501
3.
Oh fortune is your justice lost
First Line:
Oh fortune is your justice lost
Last Line:
When grooms have gold upon their back
DMI number:
27953
4.
Poor poet Dogrel's house consumed by fire
First Line:
Poor poet Dogrel's house consumed by fire
Last Line:
To burn the house and not the master too
DMI number:
27987
5.
Selius asserts there is no providence
First Line:
Selius asserts there is no providence
Last Line:
And what is more is courted too and thrives
DMI number:
27379
6.
Thieves may break locks and with your cash retire'
First Line:
Thieves may break locks and with your cash retire'
Last Line:
That is the only wealth for ever yours
DMI number:
27421
7.
Twas from a spout which pours into the street
First Line:
Twas from a spout which pours into the street
Last Line:
If waters stab where can we be secure
DMI number:
27378
8.
Tom about one was from the tavern come
First Line:
Tom about one was from the tavern come
Last Line:
To make of Tom the best dead man alive
DMI number:
27579
9.
You whom your country's honours high do raise
First Line:
You whom your country's honours high do raise
Last Line:
Not one prolongs but one still cuts the thread
DMI number:
27384