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111.
Restrain your child you'll soon believe
First Line:
Restrain your child you'll soon believe
Last Line:
But for my mother's prohibition
Author:
John Gay (Absolute)
DMI number:
23352
112.
Sceptics whose strength of argument makes out
First Line:
Sceptics whose strength of argument makes out
Last Line:
But found the golden mark was left in bed
Author:
John Gay (Absolute)
DMI number:
30726
113.
Sceptics whose strength of argument makes out
First Line:
Sceptics whose strength of argument makes out
Last Line:
He wakes but for a garter finds a rope
Author:
John Gay (Absolute)
DMI number:
25306
114.
See who never was or will be half read
First Line:
See who never was or will be half read
Last Line:
But send him honest Job thy wife
Author:
John Gay (Speculation) & Alexander Pope (Confident)
DMI number:
13483
115.
Seek you to train your favourite boy
First Line:
Seek you to train your favourite boy
Last Line:
Mangled he falls he howls and dies
Author:
John Gay (Absolute)
DMI number:
24906
116.
Shall authors tease the town with tragic passion
First Line:
Shall authors tease the town with tragic passion
Last Line:
Who for that circle would but venture ruin
Author:
Alexander Pope (Speculation) & John Gay (Confident)
DMI number:
39042
117.
Shall ignorance of good and ill
First Line:
Shall ignorance of good and ill
Last Line:
To providence resign the rest
Author:
John Gay (Absolute)
DMI number:
30189
118.
Sirs | We the maids of Exon city
First Line:
Sirs | We the maids of Exon city
Last Line:
We pray more frequently for him
Author:
John Gay (Speculation)
DMI number:
22740
119.
Soon as your father's death was known
First Line:
Soon as your father's death was known
Last Line:
But he by folly was undone
Author:
John Gay (Absolute)
DMI number:
30077
120.
Sublimer strains o rustic muse prepare
First Line:
Sublimer strains o rustic muse prepare
Last Line:
Till ruddy like his face the sun descends
Author:
John Gay (Absolute)
DMI number:
31221
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