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11. His blear eyes ran in gutters to his chin

First Line:
His blear eyes ran in gutters to his chin
Last Line:
His beard was stubble and his cheeks were thin
DMI number:
39995

12. In youth alone unhappy mortals live

First Line:
In youth alone unhappy mortals live
Last Line:
And age and death's inexorable doom
DMI number:
40382

13. Jove grant me length of life and years good store

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Jove grant me length of life and years good store
Last Line:
She sits at squat and scrubs her leathern face
DMI number:
39991

14. My claim to her by eldership I prove

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My claim to her by eldership I prove
Last Line:
Age is a plea in empire not in love
Author:
John Dryden (Absolute)
DMI number:
18725

15. Let me embrace thee good old chronicle

First Line:
Let me embrace thee good old chronicle
Last Line:
Who hast so long walked hand in hand with time
Author:
John Dryden (Absolute)
DMI number:
20173

16. Now my chill blood is curdled in my veins

First Line:
Now my chill blood is curdled in my veins
Last Line:
Beyond the goal of nature I have gone
DMI number:
39992

17. Propped on a staff she takes a trembling mien

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Propped on a staff she takes a trembling mien
Last Line:
Sunk are her eyes and toothless are her jaws | Hoary her hair
DMI number:
39994

18. Shake not his hour glass when his hasty sand

First Line:
Shake not his hour glass when his hasty sand
Last Line:
Like mellow fruit without a winter storm
Author:
John Dryden (Absolute)
DMI number:
20174

19. Some few by temperance taught approaching slow

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Some few by temperance taught approaching slow
Last Line:
And steal my self from life and melt away
Author:
John Dryden (Absolute)
DMI number:
20167

20. Then heat new bends thy slackened nerves again

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Then heat new bends thy slackened nerves again
Last Line:
And a short youth runs warm in every vein
Author:
John Dryden (Absolute)
DMI number:
21687