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11.
Foul with graceless verse
First Line:
Foul with graceless verse
Last Line:
Self-love and social are the same
Author:
Robert Nugent (Absolute)
DMI number:
22446
12.
Gilderoy was a bonnie boy
First Line:
Gilderoy was a bonnie boy
Last Line:
My winsome Gilderoy
DMI number:
37297
13.
Go shameful model of a cursed whore
First Line:
Go shameful model of a cursed whore
Last Line:
That ever knew thee in the state of grace
DMI number:
43356
14.
Guilty because I bade you late be wise
First Line:
Guilty because I bade you late be wise
Last Line:
I'll lose my modesty and tell your name
Author:
Benjamin Jonson (Absolute)
DMI number:
12407
15.
Here Aretin interred doth lie
First Line:
Here Aretin interred doth lie
Last Line:
His God he said he did not know
DMI number:
15723
16.
Here continueth to rot
First Line:
Here continueth to rot
Last Line:
Of how small estimation is exorbitant wealth in the sight of god by his bestowing it on the most unworthy of all mortals
Author:
John Arbuthnot (Absolute)
DMI number:
13472
17.
Here lies Du Val - reader if male thou are
First Line:
Here lies Du Val - reader if male thou are
Last Line:
The men he made to stand - the women fall
DMI number:
21887
18.
How comes it scandal never fails to hit
First Line:
How comes it scandal never fails to hit
Last Line:
Few will we fear be found on trial such
DMI number:
7233
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How fond are men of rule and place
First Line:
How fond are men of rule and place
Last Line:
Lions and noble beasts despise
Author:
John Gay (Absolute)
DMI number:
23429
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I hate the man who builds his name
First Line:
I hate the man who builds his name
Last Line:
To wither envy pine and fade
Author:
John Gay (Absolute)
DMI number:
23405
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