Ambition's never safe till power be past

DMI number:

39175

First Line:

Ambition's never safe till power be past

Last Line:

Whose thirst we must not yield to but control

Poem Genre / Form:

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Themes:

Ambition

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Title:

The Art of English Poetry (A-L) [T136727]

Page No(s):

p.6

Poem Title:

[no title]

Attribution:

Dryd.

Attributed To:

John Dryden