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201.
Their vast ambition to dethrone the gods
First Line:
Their vast ambition to dethrone the gods
Last Line:
And doubtless thy had done it &c
DMI number:
39931
202.
The sun's bright palace on high columns raised
First Line:
The sun's bright palace on high columns raised
Last Line:
Far from his country in the western world
Author:
Joseph Addison (Absolute)
DMI number:
11874
203.
The sun's bright palace on high pillars raised
First Line:
The sun's bright palace on high pillars raised
Last Line:
Far from his country in the western world
Author:
Joseph Addison (Absolute)
DMI number:
4154
204.
The thirst of reign and sweetness of a crown
First Line:
The thirst of reign and sweetness of a crown
Last Line:
Doth mean to soar above the highest sort
Author:
Christopher Marlowe (Absolute)
DMI number:
13442
205.
This commoner has worth and parts
First Line:
This commoner has worth and parts
Last Line:
'Tis all a wish and all a ladle
Author:
Matthew Prior (Confident)
DMI number:
4251
206.
There is a tax which must be paid to fate
First Line:
There is a tax which must be paid to fate
Last Line:
Away she mounts into her native skies
Author:
H. Denne (Speculation)
DMI number:
3896
207.
There is no terror Cassius in your threats
First Line:
There is no terror Cassius in your threats
Last Line:
Dash him to pieces
Author:
William Shakespeare (Absolute)
DMI number:
37390
208.
They that from youth do such at fortune's breast
First Line:
They that from youth do such at fortune's breast
Last Line:
Of high desires grow ashes in the same
Author:
Fulke Greville (Absolute)
DMI number:
13448
209.
This is a truth so certain and so clear
First Line:
This is a truth so certain and so clear
Last Line:
The coronation day's more than a thousand years
Author:
Abraham Cowley (Absolute)
DMI number:
4721
210.
This little village serves to show
First Line:
This little village serves to show
Last Line:
You still will wish a little more
DMI number:
32431
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