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521. For favour wrest not judgment nor reject

First Line:: For favour wrest not judgment nor reject
Last Line:: If ever thou judgest wrong a judge of thee
DMI number:: 30308

522. For forms of government let fools contest

First Line:: For forms of government let fools contest
Last Line:: And bade self-love and social be the same
Author:: Alexander Pope (Absolute)
DMI number:: 30150

523. For government though high and low and lower

First Line:: For government though high and low and lower
Last Line:: The lazy yawning drone
Author:: William Shakespeare (Absolute)
DMI number:: 14938

524. For great men overgraced much rigour use

First Line:: For great men overgraced much rigour use
Last Line:: Minions too great argue a king too weak
Author:: Samuel Daniel (Absolute)
DMI number:: 15900

525. For he the devil's axiom did know

First Line:: For he the devil's axiom did know
Last Line:: If you depress you must confound your foe
Author:: Charles Aleyn (Absolute)
DMI number:: 14579

526. For he who secrets power's chief treasure spends

First Line:: For he who secrets power's chief treasure spends
Last Line:: Since power seeks great confederates more than friends
Author:: Sir William Davenant (Absolute)
DMI number:: 17252

527. For in yourself your only help doth lie

First Line:: For in yourself your only help doth lie
Last Line:: From what they most affect and in due terms contain
Author:: Edmund Spenser (Absolute)
DMI number:: 14491

528. For what's performed with grace with wit and sense

First Line:: For what's performed with grace with wit and sense
Last Line:: That's slubbered over and acted slovenly
DMI number:: 7487

529. For when th' oppressed is once up to the chin

First Line:: For when th' oppressed is once up to the chin
Last Line:: Quite over head all help to thrust him in
Author:: Michael Drayton (Absolute)
DMI number:: 14696

530. For where the mind a torpid winter leads

First Line:: For where the mind a torpid winter leads
Last Line:: Unlocks the breast and gives a cordial glow
Author:: John Armstrong (Absolute)
DMI number:: 30723

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