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That courage which the vain for valour take
First Line:
That courage which the vain for valour take
Last Line:
This noble valour is and this is yours
DMI number:
41431
202.
Tell me why heaven first did suffer sin
First Line:
Tell me why heaven first did suffer sin
Last Line:
Which strive to guide her where they see no way
DMI number:
41021
203.
That to great faithless wits can truth dispense
First Line:
That to great faithless wits can truth dispense
Last Line:
When they have weakened it cry twill not hold
Author:
Sir William Davenant (Absolute)
DMI number:
14686
204.
Sweeter than buds unfolded in a shower
First Line:
Sweeter than buds unfolded in a shower
Last Line:
Breathed in the whispers of a yielding maid
DMI number:
40234
205.
The high hill power whose bowels are of gold
First Line:
The high hill power whose bowels are of gold
Last Line:
And have mistook the distance by the height
Author:
Sir William Davenant (Absolute)
DMI number:
22207
206.
The confident of age the youth's scorned guide
First Line:
The confident of age the youth's scorned guide
DMI number:
39537
207.
The court does seem a ship where all are still
First Line:
The court does seem a ship where all are still
Last Line:
Like men exposed to trust a faithless friend
Author:
Sir William Davenant (Absolute)
DMI number:
14093
208.
The good in graves as heavenly seed are sown
First Line:
The good in graves as heavenly seed are sown
Last Line:
A short dark passage to eternal light
Author:
Sir William Davenant (Absolute)
DMI number:
7038
209.
The frowns of heaven are to the virtuous like
First Line:
The frowns of heaven are to the virtuous like
Last Line:
And often show the long expected land | Is near
DMI number:
41460
210.
The foolish world does jealousy mistake
First Line:
The foolish world does jealousy mistake
Last Line:
But others dully sleep over those they love
Author:
Sir William Davenant (Absolute)
DMI number:
15579
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