Union First Line Index of English Verse
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A watch to man does plainly show
`On a watch'
A chain can unreluctant wear.
Yale
c.143
fol. 15
Dives on this terrestial sphere was great
`Dives and Lazarus. Being a paraphrase on part of the 16 chapter of Luke...'
Like Lazarus rise and not like Dives fall.
Yale
c.143
fol. 3
Henry a youth by nature form'd to please
`The pursuit of pleasure'
For the bright mansion of eternal day.
Yale
c.143
fol. 8
Of my supper so lately in Cheshire trick'd
`On the embarking of British soldiers to the continent Febry. 1793'
And we saw ev'ry soldier embark'd before night.
Yale
c.143
fol. 17
Should you learn anything by what is penn'd
`To the reader'
`He may in some particulars miscarry.'
Yale
c.143
fol. 2
Two bucks having lost their bamboos in a fray
`Short canes'
The depth of his purse by the length of his cane.
Yale
c.143
fol. 16
Ye furious duelists who with the sword
`On duelling'
He waited patiently the scythe of time.
Yale
c.143
fol. 20