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91.
The multitude a torrent and a flame
First Line:
The multitude a torrent and a flame
Last Line:
Are three wild monsters very hard to tame
DMI number:
30344
92.
The long vacation's at an end
First Line:
The long vacation's at an end
Last Line:
Their room have than their company
DMI number:
23494
93.
The safest way of life is neither
First Line:
The safest way of life is neither
Last Line:
Thy swelling sails
Author:
Sir Richard Fanshawe (Absolute)
DMI number:
42084
94.
The swelling clouds not always pours
First Line:
The swelling clouds not always pours
Last Line:
In far more straightened fields do ride
Author:
Sir Thomas Hawkins (Absolute)
DMI number:
42083
95.
The third of November the Duke of Vendosin past the water
First Line:
The third of November the Duke of Vendosin past the water
Last Line:
The sixth of November was the next day after
DMI number:
23502
96.
The wise who are inclined to live at ease
First Line:
The wise who are inclined to live at ease
Last Line:
And makes each homely meal a sumptuous feast
Author:
Edmund Arwaker (Absolute)
DMI number:
30375
97.
There's nought so vile that on the earth doth live
First Line:
There's nought so vile that on the earth doth live
Last Line:
And vice sometimes by action dignified
Author:
William Shakespeare (Absolute)
DMI number:
42007
98.
Think ere thou speakst and keep a secret close
First Line:
Think ere thou speakst and keep a secret close
Last Line:
Wrong none but him that would do wrong oppose
DMI number:
30313
99.
Thirty days has September
First Line:
Thirty days has September
Last Line:
All the rest have thirty one
DMI number:
23499
100.
This month no physick take nor bleed
First Line:
This month no physick take nor bleed
Last Line:
To cheer the heart and warm the blood
DMI number:
23469
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