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Tired with the noisome follies of the age
First Line:
Tired with the noisome follies of the age
Last Line:
Unthinking Charles ruled by unthinking thee
Author:
Charles Sackville (Speculation) & John Wilmot (Speculation)
DMI number:
2230
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Where solid pains succeed our senseless joys
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Where solid pains succeed our senseless joys
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And short-lived pleasures pass like fleeting dreams
Author:
John Wilmot (Absolute)
DMI number:
21636