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1.
A nymph and a swain to Apollo once prayed
First Line:
A nymph and a swain to Apollo once prayed
Last Line:
And the nymph may be chaste who has never been tried
Author:
William Congreve (Absolute)
DMI number:
23673
2.
Amid the throng of this promiscuous wood
First Line:
Amid the throng of this promiscuous wood
Last Line:
And still preside at every funeral rite
Author:
William Congreve (Absolute)
DMI number:
11889
3.
Daughter of memory immortal muse
First Line:
Daughter of memory immortal muse
Last Line:
Thy queen's just favour and thy country's love
Author:
William Congreve (Absolute)
DMI number:
33674
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Thence in his saffron robe for distant Thrace
First Line:
Thence in his saffron robe for distant Thrace
Last Line:
And now is cherished to a tree transformed
Author:
William Congreve (Absolute)
DMI number:
11888
5.
Thus the sweet artist in a wondrous shade
First Line:
Thus the sweet artist in a wondrous shade
Last Line:
To slighted Juno an unwelcome guest
Author:
William Congreve (Absolute)
DMI number:
11890
6.
We'll drink and we'll never have done boys
First Line:
We'll drink and we'll never have done boys
Last Line:
That he's able next morning to light us
Author:
William Congreve (Speculation)
DMI number:
2740
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When first the frame of this vast ball was made
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When first the frame of this vast ball was made
Last Line:
But bleeding nature prove the rigid law
Author:
William Congreve (Absolute)
DMI number:
28286