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1.
A thick twisted brake in the time of a storm
First Line:
A thick twisted brake in the time of a storm
Last Line:
By Jove you'll be fleeced to your skin
Author:
John Cunningham (Absolute)
DMI number:
30847
2.
As an ant of his talents superiorly vain
First Line:
As an ant of his talents superiorly vain
Last Line:
May soar above those that oppressed him tomorrow
Author:
John Cunningham (Absolute)
DMI number:
33296
3.
Can the deep statesman skilled in great design
First Line:
Can the deep statesman skilled in great design
Last Line:
The wish that sighs for sublunary things
Author:
John Cunningham (Absolute)
DMI number:
33128
4.
Over moorlands and mountains rude barren and bare
First Line:
Over moorlands and mountains rude barren and bare
Last Line:
And shepherds have named her content
Author:
John Cunningham (Absolute)
DMI number:
26952
5.
Over nature's fresh bosom by verdure unbound
First Line:
Over nature's fresh bosom by verdure unbound
Last Line:
And die like the lillies of France
Author:
John Cunningham (Absolute)
DMI number:
28303
6.
That he was born it cannot be denied
First Line:
That he was born it cannot be denied
Last Line:
He ate drank slept talked politics and died
DMI number:
34024
7.
The silver moon's enamoured beam
First Line:
The silver moon's enamoured beam
Last Line:
Here's Kate of Aberdeen
Author:
John Cunningham (Absolute)
DMI number:
32832