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121.
A sage itinerant got together
First Line:
A sage itinerant got together
Last Line:
To play the fool with proper grace
DMI number:
36754
122.
A scanty fortune clips the wings of fame
First Line:
A scanty fortune clips the wings of fame
Last Line:
And wit in rags is turned to ridicule
Author:
Thomas Parnell (Confident) & John Dryden (Absolute)
DMI number:
29813
123.
A traveller when he must undertake
First Line:
A traveller when he must undertake
Last Line:
May lose the way in which they well begun
Author:
George Wither (Absolute)
DMI number:
9870
124.
A tutored spaniel sleek and gay
First Line:
A tutored spaniel sleek and gay
Last Line:
And rivals to the power by which they rose
Author:
Robert Lucke (Absolute)
DMI number:
12634
125.
A tyrannous or wicked magistrate
First Line:
A tyrannous or wicked magistrate
Last Line:
They boldly play the knaves before their faces
Author:
George Wither (Absolute)
DMI number:
9936
126.
A warrior bird loud herald of the morn
First Line:
A warrior bird loud herald of the morn
Last Line:
Superior merit they haven't sense to prize
Author:
Robert Lucke (Absolute)
DMI number:
12561
127.
A well-fed bull that was preferred
First Line:
A well-fed bull that was preferred
Last Line:
By want of strength betrayed
DMI number:
6438
128.
A lady fair to country seat confined
First Line:
A lady fair to country seat confined
Last Line:
While I the leaves that you destroy the trees
DMI number:
22071
129.
A lady once so stories say
First Line:
A lady once so stories say
Last Line:
Lest she again repent it
DMI number:
36172
130.
A lady who a negro bought
First Line:
A lady who a negro bought
Last Line:
And have her course again
Author:
Edmund Arwaker (Speculation)
DMI number:
33642
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