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Hopelessness / vanity of life
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41.
Busy curious thirsty fly
First Line:
Busy curious thirsty fly
Last Line:
Will appear as short as one
DMI number:
3256
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But least of all could their endeavours find
First Line:
But least of all could their endeavours find
Last Line:
But vanished from them like enchanted ground
Author:
John Dryden (Absolute)
DMI number:
28354
43.
Come old time and use thy sickle
First Line:
Come old time and use thy sickle
Last Line:
Any real blessings here
DMI number:
5113
44.
Christ is to me as life on earth
First Line:
Christ is to me as life on earth
Last Line:
Must pass and fade away
DMI number:
33800
45.
Come hither and behold the fruits
First Line:
Come hither and behold the fruits
Last Line:
Olympus trembling as he nods
Author:
Jonathan Swift (Absolute)
DMI number:
23980
46.
Daughter of Jove relentless power
First Line:
Daughter of Jove relentless power
Last Line:
What others are to feel and know myself a man
Author:
Thomas Gray (Absolute)
DMI number:
24572
47.
Dear child these words which briefly I declare
First Line:
Dear child these words which briefly I declare
Last Line:
Where sin and sorrow shall for ever cease
DMI number:
30362
48.
Could great men thunder
First Line:
Could great men thunder
Last Line:
As makes the angels weep
Author:
William Shakespeare (Absolute)
DMI number:
30994
49.
Could great men thunder
First Line:
Could great men thunder
Last Line:
Would all themselves laugh mortal
Author:
William Shakespeare (Absolute)
DMI number:
18996
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Cruel stars your rage we find
First Line:
Cruel stars your rage we find
Last Line:
Alas but little worth our care
DMI number:
603
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