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1231. Then know this truth enough for man to know

First Line:
Then know this truth enough for man to know
Last Line:
Since but to wish more virtue is to gain
Author:
Alexander Pope (Absolute)
DMI number:
30938

1232. The sacred Calchas who reads every page

First Line:
The sacred Calchas who reads every page
Last Line:
Of secret fate and knows the hearts of gods
DMI number:
14228

1233. The sage who said he should be proud

First Line:
The sage who said he should be proud
Last Line:
The diamond and the lover
Author:
Jonathan Swift (Absolute)
DMI number:
17158

1234. The saints as well may those bright forms express

First Line:
The saints as well may those bright forms express
Last Line:
As gay as if composed of love and beams
Author:
Elizabeth Rowe [nee Singer] (Confident)
DMI number:
6815

1235. The self same sun

First Line:
The self same sun
Last Line:
He runs the day and walks the year
Author:
Abraham Cowley (Absolute)
DMI number:
5974

1236. The sense of death is most in apprehension

First Line:
The sense of death is most in apprehension
Last Line:
As when a giant dies
Author:
William Shakespeare (Absolute)
DMI number:
34860

1237. The sixth and of creation last arose

First Line:
The sixth and of creation last arose
Last Line:
The river horse and scaly crocodile
Author:
John Milton (Absolute)
DMI number:
9826

1238. The soil intended for Paenan seeds

First Line:
The soil intended for Paenan seeds
Last Line:
But who besides their learning were well bred
Author:
Wentworth Dillon (Confident)
DMI number:
10492

1239. The soul with noble resolutions decked

First Line:
The soul with noble resolutions decked
Last Line:
That stand upon the threshold of the new
Author:
Edmund Waller (Absolute)
DMI number:
5620

1240. The soul's dark cottage battered and decayed

First Line:
The soul's dark cottage battered and decayed
Last Line:
Lets in new light through chinks that time has made
Author:
Edmund Waller (Absolute)
DMI number:
33162