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1. As some raw squire by tender mother bred

First Line:
As some raw squire by tender mother bred
Last Line:
For ought I know he may turn tail for ever
Author:
John Dryden (Absolute)
DMI number:
35747

2. Both false and faithless

First Line:
Both false and faithless
Last Line:
Till I am stung to death
Author:
John Dryden (Absolute)
DMI number:
19160

3. Hence almost every crime nor do we find

First Line:
Hence almost every crime nor do we find
Last Line:
The greedy wretch in full pursuit of gain
DMI number:
33628

4. Our author by experience finds it true

First Line:
Our author by experience finds it true
Last Line:
And see us play the tragedy of wit
Author:
John Dryden (Absolute)
DMI number:
17532

5. Seek not thy self without thy self to find

First Line:
Seek not thy self without thy self to find
Last Line:
For conscience is the test of every mind
Author:
John Dryden (Absolute)
DMI number:
5957

6. So fair so young so innocent so sweet

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So fair so young so innocent so sweet
Last Line:
Now she is gone the world is of a piece
Author:
John Dryden (Absolute)
DMI number:
7324

7. Such her devotion is as might give rules

First Line:
Such her devotion is as might give rules
Last Line:
Yet still she prays for stull she prays by deeds
Author:
John Dryden (Absolute)
DMI number:
6857

8. The greatest proof of courage we can give

First Line:
The greatest proof of courage we can give
Last Line:
Is then to die when we have power to live
Author:
John Dryden (Absolute) & Sir Robert Howard (Absolute)
DMI number:
18530

9. The first physicians by debauch were made

First Line:
The first physicians by debauch were made
Last Line:
God never made his works for man to mend
Author:
John Dryden (Absolute)
DMI number:
30075

10. The hunger starved the naked and the lame

First Line:
The hunger starved the naked and the lame
Last Line:
Bounteous but almost bounteous to a vice
Author:
John Dryden (Absolute)
DMI number:
6860