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Great ruler of the glorious world above
First Line:
Great ruler of the glorious world above
Last Line:
And rule below propitious as above
DMI number:
41806
2.
Happy the former age to which each field
First Line:
Happy the former age to which each field
Last Line:
Where loss of blood and life is all the gain
DMI number:
43249
3.
He that would choose a station so secure
First Line:
He that would choose a station so secure
Last Line:
Thou shalt the force of all its rage defeat
DMI number:
43248
4.
O thou whose all creating hands sustain
First Line:
O thou whose all creating hands sustain
Last Line:
Our utmost bound and our eternal stay
Author:
Alexander Pope (Absolute)
DMI number:
8281
5.
The stars whose splendour gilds the skies
First Line:
The stars whose splendour gilds the skies
Last Line:
No captive more confined
DMI number:
41807
6.
Try try all earthly pleasures and you'll find
First Line:
Try try all earthly pleasures and you'll find
Last Line:
And ah to fly from our own selves is vain
Author:
Boethius (Absolute)
DMI number:
7174
7.
When the wind rages and the tempest blows
First Line:
When the wind rages and the tempest blows
Last Line:
And his fixed eyes confess his deep despair
DMI number:
9837
8.
Who here with a serene and settled mind
First Line:
Who here with a serene and settled mind
Last Line:
And made a chain which himself is bound
DMI number:
43247