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1. A lavish planet reigned when she was born

First Line:
A lavish planet reigned when she was born
Last Line:
And seems more heaven's than ours
DMI number:
14261

2. Absence alone can make our sorrows less

First Line:
Absence alone can make our sorrows less
Last Line:
And not to see what we can neer redress
DMI number:
14163

3. And where misfortunes great and many are

First Line:
And where misfortunes great and many are
Last Line:
Life grows a burden and not worth our care
DMI number:
14172

4. Ambition is the dropsy of the soul

First Line:
Ambition is the dropsy of the soul
Last Line:
How then should souls allied to sense resist it
DMI number:
14183

5. As when a tree's cut down the secret root

First Line:
As when a tree's cut down the secret root
Last Line:
To find her woman it must be abed
Author:
John Dryden (Absolute) & Sir William Davenant (Absolute)
DMI number:
17523

6. Beauty has bounds

First Line:
Beauty has bounds
Last Line:
Than any coin through every land can go
DMI number:
14240

7. Beauty like ice our footing does betray

First Line:
Beauty like ice our footing does betray
Last Line:
And see the dangers which we cannot shun
Author:
John Dryden (Absolute)
DMI number:
14256

8. Beauty thou art a fair but fading flower

First Line:
Beauty thou art a fair but fading flower
Last Line:
Nor art a blessing but a mark from heaven
DMI number:
14257

9. Fly swift ye hours you measure time for me in vain

First Line:
Fly swift ye hours you measure time for me in vain
Last Line:
When he and I are met be twice as long
DMI number:
14149

10. From the bright empire of eternal day

First Line:
From the bright empire of eternal day
Last Line:
From that great will which moves this mighty frame
DMI number:
14193