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5001. Mercy is not itself that oft looks so

First Line:
Mercy is not itself that oft looks so
Last Line:
Pardon is still the nurse of second woe
Author:
William Shakespeare (Absolute)
DMI number:
16500

5002. Mercy is still a virtue and most prized

First Line:
Mercy is still a virtue and most prized
Last Line:
When hope of pardon leaves us
Author:
Thomas Southerne (Absolute)
DMI number:
20018

5003. Mercy is the highest reach of wit

First Line:
Mercy is the highest reach of wit
Last Line:
Like God not seen till fleshly passion dies
Author:
Fulke Greville (Absolute)
DMI number:
16507

5004. Mercy itself but rarely does bestow

First Line:
Mercy itself but rarely does bestow
Last Line:
At the same time rewards and pardons too
Author:
Roger Boyle (Absolute)
DMI number:
16515

5005. Mercy not justice is the throne of princes

First Line:
Mercy not justice is the throne of princes
Last Line:
And mix our praise with gratitude and love
Author:
Philip Francis (Absolute)
DMI number:
30404

5006. None can defend those who betray themselves

First Line:
None can defend those who betray themselves
Last Line:
-
Author:
Sir Charles Sedley (Absolute)
DMI number:
21174

5007. None can describe the sweets of country life

First Line:
None can describe the sweets of country life
Last Line:
And yet next morn awake with confidence
Author:
Thomas May (Absolute)
DMI number:
14059

5008. None ever will be with admiration read

First Line:
None ever will be with admiration read
Last Line:
But who beside their learning are well bred
Author:
Wentworth Dillon (Absolute)
DMI number:
9592

5009. None grow so old

First Line:
None grow so old
Last Line:
But in the quiet and contemplative
Author:
Sir John Denham (Absolute)
DMI number:
16497

5010. None has so nice a way as he to teach

First Line:
None has so nice a way as he to teach
Last Line:
And sometimes poor Macrobius has the lash
DMI number:
39950