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21. A thousand different shapes it bears

First Line:
A thousand different shapes it bears
Last Line:
In that strange mirror of the deity
Author:
Abraham Cowley (Absolute)
DMI number:
6021

22. A man so various that he seemed to be

First Line:
A man so various that he seemed to be
Last Line:
That every man with him was God or devil
Author:
John Dryden (Absolute)
DMI number:
36900

23. A man triumphant is a monstrous sight

First Line:
A man triumphant is a monstrous sight
Last Line:
Who called us into being to be blessed
Author:
Edward Young (Absolute)
DMI number:
30198

24. A matter of the most important weight

First Line:
A matter of the most important weight
Last Line:
All things to ruin and confusion run
DMI number:
7617

25. A messenger came to the king

First Line:
A messenger came to the king
Last Line:
Ywis of none never heard ye
DMI number:
37596

26. A moment's space a transient span

First Line:
A moment's space a transient span
Last Line:
So short is life so frail is man
DMI number:
34207

27. A perfect judge will read each work of wit

First Line:
A perfect judge will read each work of wit
Last Line:
Invention labours less but judgment more
Author:
Wentworth Dillon (Absolute) & Alexander Pope (Absolute)
DMI number:
29633

28. A poet to applaud or boldly blame

First Line:
A poet to applaud or boldly blame
Last Line:
And vice to dark oblivion is betrayed
Author:
Dermot O'Connor (Absolute)
DMI number:
27118

29. A serious lover can alone explain

First Line:
A serious lover can alone explain
Last Line:
Than all the flowers of rhetoric can do
DMI number:
6838

30. A shower of soft and fleecy rain

First Line:
A shower of soft and fleecy rain
Last Line:
As if with fur of ermin crowned
DMI number:
29672