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301.
The expression of woe when to anguish we wake
First Line:
The expression of woe when to anguish we wake
Last Line:
Make the name of a nymph by some beaux much adored
DMI number:
36841
302.
The famed Italian muse whose rhymes advance
First Line:
The famed Italian muse whose rhymes advance
Last Line:
Is forced to turn his satire into praise
Author:
John Dryden (Absolute)
DMI number:
4707
303.
The blooming spring delightful May
First Line:
The blooming spring delightful May
Last Line:
The poet's art her mind
Author:
Matthew Concanen (Confident)
DMI number:
11420
304.
The rays of wit gild wheresoever they strike
First Line:
The rays of wit gild wheresoever they strike
Last Line:
That cheer the strong and pain the weaker sight
Author:
Benjamin Stillingfleet (Absolute)
DMI number:
30964
305.
The pamphleteers their venom daily spit
First Line:
The pamphleteers their venom daily spit
Last Line:
They live by treason and we starve by wit
Author:
John Dryden (Absolute)
DMI number:
10482
306.
The pavement of the boundless main
First Line:
The pavement of the boundless main
Last Line:
Clear as the stream deep as the sea
DMI number:
13660
307.
The king and the prelates
First Line:
The king and the prelates
Last Line:
A recruit must quicken the dull wit
DMI number:
43333
308.
The nimble packing hand the swift
First Line:
The nimble packing hand the swift
Last Line:
To live sir by their sins not by their wits
DMI number:
41652
309.
The nymph who wrote this in an amorous fit
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The nymph who wrote this in an amorous fit
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This racer would prove but a dull foundered jade
Author:
Jonathan Swift (Absolute)
DMI number:
15673
310.
The only foil of his fair virtue's gloss
First Line:
The only foil of his fair virtue's gloss
Last Line:
It should spare none that come within his power
DMI number:
41635
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