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291.
The sculptor's art can brass with life inspire
First Line:
The sculptor's art can brass with life inspire
Last Line:
Be thou O Jove contented with thy sky
DMI number:
28981
292.
The use and pleasure of the arts we owe
First Line:
The use and pleasure of the arts we owe
Last Line:
So much as which was last and which was first
DMI number:
7228
293.
The utmost grace the Greeks could show
First Line:
The utmost grace the Greeks could show
Last Line:
Lulled her asleep and then grew drunk
Author:
John Wilmot (Absolute)
DMI number:
4115
294.
The valiant Nisus took his lot to wait
First Line:
The valiant Nisus took his lot to wait
Last Line:
Or Rome's majestic lord the conquered world command
Author:
Christopher Pitt (Absolute)
DMI number:
28043
295.
The sun reveals the secrets of the sky
First Line:
The sun reveals the secrets of the sky
Last Line:
And mighty relics of gigantic bones
DMI number:
30169
296.
The youth whose fortune the vast globe obeyed
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The youth whose fortune the vast globe obeyed
Last Line:
And lets the good the just and brave prevail
Author:
Charles Sackville (Confident) & George Stepney (Confident)
DMI number:
3460
297.
Thebans behold this Oedipus whose name
First Line:
Thebans behold this Oedipus whose name
Last Line:
'Till death secures 'em from th'insults of fate
DMI number:
10432
298.
The wight an doughty captains a
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The wight an doughty captains a
Last Line:
Lat him wi them be clad
Author:
Robert Forbes (Confident)
DMI number:
30680
299.
The winds embattled as the mountain rent
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The winds embattled as the mountain rent
Last Line:
Grim death appeared and glared in every face
Author:
Christopher Pitt (Absolute)
DMI number:
31668
300.
Thersites only clamoured in the throng
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Thersites only clamoured in the throng
Last Line:
Sedition silence and assert the throne
Author:
Alexander Pope (Absolute)
DMI number:
31583
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