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1.
A goodly day not to keep house with such
First Line:
A goodly day not to keep house with such
Last Line:
I'll meet you in the valleys
Author:
William Shakespeare (Absolute)
DMI number:
35027
2.
A cottage with a steeple nigh
First Line:
A cottage with a steeple nigh
Last Line:
To providence we leave the rest
DMI number:
31596
3.
A hermit or if chance you hold
First Line:
A hermit or if chance you hold
Last Line:
Either too early or too late
Author:
William Cowper (Absolute)
DMI number:
36963
4.
A month hath rolled its lazy hours away
First Line:
A month hath rolled its lazy hours away
Last Line:
And we shall meet again to part no more
Author:
Robert Lloyd (Absolute)
DMI number:
36633
5.
A stranger from Hibernia came
First Line:
A stranger from Hibernia came
Last Line:
Remember 'tis a Dorset sways
Author:
Mary Barber (Absolute)
DMI number:
967
6.
A man of spirit beyond the reach of fear
First Line:
A man of spirit beyond the reach of fear
Last Line:
But gold and grace will make him surfeit of it
DMI number:
40848
7.
A second age in wars we waste away
First Line:
A second age in wars we waste away
Last Line:
Your bard thus warns you to retire
DMI number:
25651
8.
A scene like this can seldom fail to please
First Line:
A scene like this can seldom fail to please
Last Line:
And praise the great director as I ought
Author:
William Woty (Confident)
DMI number:
32883
9.
A little farm you purchase near the town
First Line:
A little farm you purchase near the town
Last Line:
The lawyer got which now the farmer buys
DMI number:
28265
10.
A lofty brazen tower once was built
First Line:
A lofty brazen tower once was built
Last Line:
Sufficient just to answer all his wants
DMI number:
7864
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