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1. At length with vengeance bursts my raging vein

First Line:
At length with vengeance bursts my raging vein
Last Line:
And lost in transport beg to wake no more
Author:
Nicholas Amhurst (Absolute)
DMI number:
12000

2. Long on Golconda's shore a diamond lay

First Line:
Long on Golconda's shore a diamond lay
Last Line:
Rises with lustre polished and refined
DMI number:
32070

3. Long did the sacred gown in vain entice

First Line:
Long did the sacred gown in vain entice
Last Line:
Not yet of age to stand her guardian sues
DMI number:
8050

4. Men must be taught as if you taught them not

First Line:
Men must be taught as if you taught them not
Last Line:
And things never known proposed as if forgot
Author:
Alexander Pope (Absolute)
DMI number:
9503

5. Or as a statuary on a stone

First Line:
Or as a statuary on a stone
Last Line:
Set on this ark and peruse it over
DMI number:
41892

6. Perched on a poplar's verdant spray

First Line:
Perched on a poplar's verdant spray
Last Line:
That learning never unmade the dunce
DMI number:
30848

7. Should it ever be your lot to be blessed with a son

First Line:
Should it ever be your lot to be blessed with a son
Last Line:
And he dies like a dog who has lived like an ass
DMI number:
19422

8. Sipping at learning's brink intoxicates the brain

First Line:
Sipping at learning's brink intoxicates the brain
Last Line:
But a full draught will sober us again
Author:
Alexander Pope (Absolute)
DMI number:
9502

9. The plays of youth are quickly over

First Line:
The plays of youth are quickly over
Last Line:
Bright and lasting like the sun
DMI number:
24766

10. The king observing with judicious eyes

First Line:
The king observing with judicious eyes
Last Line:
How much that loyal body wanted learning
Author:
Joseph Trapp (Speculation)
DMI number:
31047

11. Whoever would with ambitious just desire

First Line:
Whoever would with ambitious just desire
Last Line:
And you're truly fit to be an orator
DMI number:
9677

12. Wisdom's too froward to let any find

First Line:
Wisdom's too froward to let any find
Last Line:
She shakes our courage and disturbs our joys
Author:
Sir Robert Howard (Absolute)
DMI number:
5613