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251.
Room for the pink of starched civility
First Line:
Room for the pink of starched civility
Last Line:
Is because men will speak well of the dead
DMI number:
21053
252.
Room room for a blade of the town
First Line:
Room room for a blade of the town
Last Line:
And there's an end of bully
Author:
John Wilmot (Speculation) & Thomas D'Urfey (Absolute)
DMI number:
5412
253.
Respect to Dryden Sheffield justly paid
First Line:
Respect to Dryden Sheffield justly paid
Last Line:
The city printer and the city bard
DMI number:
35040
254.
Right trusty and so forth we let you to know
First Line:
Right trusty and so forth we let you to know
Last Line:
Though she lives till she's grey as a badger all over
Author:
Jonathan Swift (Absolute)
DMI number:
11478
255.
Said B---dg---t to Will I am told you're a poet
First Line:
Said B---dg---t to Will I am told you're a poet
Last Line:
That matter too oft has been handled already
DMI number:
35675
256.
Silence coeval with eternity
First Line:
Silence coeval with eternity
Last Line:
All rest in peace at last and sleep eternally
Author:
John Wilmot (Speculation) & Alexander Pope (Absolute)
DMI number:
6012
257.
Sillier than Gildon couldst thou be
First Line:
Sillier than Gildon couldst thou be
Last Line:
The gaudy dress will save the fool
DMI number:
35073
258.
Search then the ruling passion there alone
First Line:
Search then the ruling passion there alone
Last Line:
Comets are regular and Wharton plain
Author:
Alexander Pope (Absolute)
DMI number:
31285
259.
Search then the ruling passion there alone
First Line:
Search then the ruling passion there alone
Last Line:
The prospect clears and Wharton stands confest
Author:
Alexander Pope (Absolute)
DMI number:
30498
260.
Securely may thou mangle others sense
First Line:
Securely may thou mangle others sense
Last Line:
For ere we criticise we're bound to read
DMI number:
19550
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