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1. A decent mien an elegance of dress

First Line:
A decent mien an elegance of dress
Last Line:
These virtues are all thine and thou art he
Author:
Richard Savage (Absolute)
DMI number:
16987

2. A dog for fighting much renowned

First Line:
A dog for fighting much renowned
Last Line:
And for his pride and folly dies
DMI number:
1765

3. A gardener of peculiar taste

First Line:
A gardener of peculiar taste
Last Line:
Shall mourn the folly soon or late
Author:
John Gay (Absolute)
DMI number:
23383

4. A fakeer a religious well known in the east

First Line:
A fakeer a religious well known in the east
Last Line:
All tortured by choice with the invisible nail
Author:
Richard Owen Cambridge (Absolute)
DMI number:
22583

5. A farmer once to London went

First Line:
A farmer once to London went
Last Line:
That while he bites he may be bit
DMI number:
21870

6. A farmer once to London went

First Line:
A farmer once to London went
Last Line:
That whilst he bites he may be bit
DMI number:
19981

7. A feeble fox with age decayed

First Line:
A feeble fox with age decayed
Last Line:
Which we all carry to our grave
DMI number:
1749

8. A clergyman of special note

First Line:
A clergyman of special note
Last Line:
Take care betimes to run him down
Author:
Jonathan Swift (Absolute)
DMI number:
40246

9. A cobbler whom ill chance had made

First Line:
A cobbler whom ill chance had made
Last Line:
To cure your pains who could not mend your shoes
DMI number:
14305

10. A country farmer saint or sinner

First Line:
A country farmer saint or sinner
Last Line:
The farmer's foibles handed down
DMI number:
22574