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71.
How cruel are the traitors
First Line:
How cruel are the traitors
Last Line:
With boasts the theft reveals
Author:
John Gay (Absolute)
DMI number:
23698
72.
How fond are men of rule and place
First Line:
How fond are men of rule and place
Last Line:
In hopes to be supreme in wit
Author:
John Gay (Absolute)
DMI number:
30188
73.
How fond are men of rule and place
First Line:
How fond are men of rule and place
Last Line:
Lions and noble beasts despise
Author:
John Gay (Absolute)
DMI number:
23429
74.
How many saucy airs we meet
First Line:
How many saucy airs we meet
Last Line:
Cancel at once all obligation
Author:
John Gay (Absolute)
DMI number:
33423
75.
Hobnelia seated in a dreary vale
First Line:
Hobnelia seated in a dreary vale
Last Line:
Oh dear I fall adown adown adown
Author:
John Gay (Absolute)
DMI number:
31219
76.
How happy lives the man how sure to charm
First Line:
How happy lives the man how sure to charm
Last Line:
For women choose their men like silks for show
Author:
John Gay (Absolute)
DMI number:
23106
77.
How vain are mortal man's endeavours
First Line:
How vain are mortal man's endeavours
Last Line:
Runs the same track it went before
Author:
John Gay (Absolute) & Jonathan Swift (Speculation)
DMI number:
2003
78.
How vain are mortal man's endeavours
First Line:
How vain are mortal man's endeavours
Last Line:
Runs the same tract it went before
Author:
John Gay (Absolute) & Jonathan Swift (Speculation)
DMI number:
15422
79.
How weak how vain is human pride
First Line:
How weak how vain is human pride
Last Line:
For different tastes please different vermin
Author:
John Gay (Absolute)
DMI number:
23349
80.
How wretched is the faithful youth
First Line:
How wretched is the faithful youth
Last Line:
Whenever they sigh they sigh for gold
Author:
John Gay (Absolute)
DMI number:
1058
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