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391.
Whether thy choice or chance thee hither brings
First Line:
Whether thy choice or chance thee hither brings
Last Line:
Go passenger and wail the fate of kings
DMI number:
23883
392.
Where solid pains succeed our senseless joys
First Line:
Where solid pains succeed our senseless joys
Last Line:
And short-lived pleasures pass like fleeting dreams
Author:
John Wilmot (Absolute)
DMI number:
21636
393.
While you my friend were pleading at the bar
First Line:
While you my friend were pleading at the bar
Last Line:
Nor press upon you if you lead the way
Author:
Sneyd Davies (Absolute)
DMI number:
23337
394.
Whilst yon pale empress of the night
First Line:
Whilst yon pale empress of the night
Last Line:
O let me die to live with thee
DMI number:
35261
395.
Whilst some affect the sun and some the shade
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Whilst some affect the sun and some the shade
Last Line:
Then claps his well fledged wings and bears away
Author:
Robert Blair (Absolute)
DMI number:
32246
396.
Who list to live upright and hold himself content
First Line:
Who list to live upright and hold himself content
Last Line:
Thine enemies shall waste the same that never swat therefore
DMI number:
8876
397.
Who sekes to tame the blustering winde
First Line:
Who sekes to tame the blustering winde
Last Line:
A dewe reward for all our paine
DMI number:
37491
398.
While fortune did with fate agree
First Line:
While fortune did with fate agree
Last Line:
But as he languishes he loves
DMI number:
13777
399.
While frantic winds with fury blow
First Line:
While frantic winds with fury blow
Last Line:
Where all dissolved to dust in nature's mass are lost
DMI number:
42732
400.
Why hang thy hopes on beauty's fading flower
First Line:
Why hang thy hopes on beauty's fading flower
Last Line:
And waste their lustre in the silent tomb
DMI number:
36196
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