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221.
What is this fleeting life of man
First Line:
What is this fleeting life of man
Last Line:
And there enjoyment lies
DMI number:
33624
222.
When dreadful swelling seas through boisterous windy blasts
First Line:
When dreadful swelling seas through boisterous windy blasts
Last Line:
To wish the less then when the more to cause delight is spent
DMI number:
49438
223.
When frowning fates thy sanguine hopes defeat
First Line:
When frowning fates thy sanguine hopes defeat
Last Line:
And rise superior to the vulgar crew
DMI number:
30796
224.
Whatever various turns my life shall see
First Line:
Whatever various turns my life shall see
Last Line:
And mix their loud applauding notes with mine
Author:
Elizabeth Rowe [nee Singer] (Absolute)
DMI number:
25986
225.
When fools and beggars offer to be great
First Line:
When fools and beggars offer to be great
Last Line:
They but diversion for the wise create
DMI number:
7467
226.
When Frederick played the sprightly eye
First Line:
When Frederick played the sprightly eye
Last Line:
And in the ambush die
DMI number:
15308
227.
When nations raise an idiot to the throne
First Line:
When nations raise an idiot to the throne
Last Line:
He shows the people's weakness and his own
DMI number:
30783
228.
When Nero Rome's imperial sceptre swayed
First Line:
When Nero Rome's imperial sceptre swayed
Last Line:
When boundless power supports a boundless will
DMI number:
30214
229.
When that I way with wit and eke consider now
First Line:
When that I way with wit and eke consider now
Last Line:
As liberty could never yield
DMI number:
49150
230.
When the loud laugh prevails at your expence
First Line:
When the loud laugh prevails at your expence
Last Line:
Frown not but laugh in concert with the rest
DMI number:
30769
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