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Warning Jenny Joseph (Jennifer Ruth Joseph)	But maybe I ought to practise a little...	Rate it (5.00 / 1 vote)
A Guide for Poits Clarence Michael James Stanislaus Dennis	An' 'ave the time to practise it -- But, say, Although it sort o' takes the eye, no doubt (An', mind yeh, I'm not sayin'...	Rate it (0.00 / 0 votes)
A Man Who Would Woo a Fair Maid William Schwenck Gilbert	He should 'prentice himself at fourteen And practise from morning to e'en; And when he's of age, If he will, I'll engage, He may capture the heart of...	Rate it (0.00 / 0 votes)
A Wish Franklin P. Adams	The tenor, oft, below my flat, Shall practise 'Violets' and such; And in the area a cat Shall beat the band, the cars, and...	Rate it (0.00 / 0 votes)
A Wreath George Herbert	Know them and practise them : then shall I give For this poore wreath, give thee a crown of...	Rate it (0.00 / 0 votes)
An Elegie. On The Death Of Mrs. Cassandra Cotton, Only Sist Richard Lovelace	Where practise the probation of your tombe With ever-bended knees and piercing pray'r, Smooth the rough...	Rate it (0.00 / 0 votes)
An Elegie. On The Death Of Mrs. Cassandra Cotton, Only Sister To Mr. C. Cotton. Richard Lovelace	Where practise the probation of your tombe With ever-bended knees and piercing pray'r, Smooth the rough...	Rate it (0.00 / 0 votes)
An Elegy on the Death of the Virtuous Lady Elizabeth, Countess of Rutland Francis Beaumont	But only whores and thieves to practise on And every passage 'bout them I am sure You understood, and only them can cure; Which is...	Rate it (0.00 / 0 votes)
An Epistle to Mr. Southerne Elijah Fenton	Our Poets only practise on the Pit, With florid Lines, and trifling Turns of...	Rate it (0.00 / 0 votes)
An Epistle To William Hogarth. Charles Churchill	By pleasing hopes we lure the human heart To practise virtue and improve in art; To thwart these ends (which, proud of honest fame, A noble Muse...	Rate it (0.00 / 0 votes)
An Epitaph On Sr John Walter, Lord Cheife Baron William Strode	Whose practise shew'd goodness was possible, Who reach'd...	Rate it (0.00 / 0 votes)
Aunt Dorothy's Lecture Ada Cambridge	Come, go and practise—get your work— Do something, Nelly,...	Rate it (0.00 / 0 votes)
Behind the Scenes Andrew Barton Paterson	He still must study with a zest And practise hard to learn his...	Rate it (0.00 / 0 votes)
Ch 01 Manner Of Kings Story 06 Sa di	' He replied: 'A padshah must practise justice that they may gather around him and clemency that they may dwell in safety under...	Rate it (0.00 / 0 votes)
Ch 08 On Rules For Conduct In Life - Maxim 25 Sa di	Who acquires science and does not practise it, resembles him who possesses an ox but...	Rate it (0.00 / 0 votes)
Consanguinity S.Thota	Breed of the same kin, a practise since ages An interest to retain the crown's name in history pages Piled up disease,...	Rate it (0.00 / 0 votes)
Courtier And Proteus. John Gay	They practise frauds in every shape, Or as a lion or an...	Rate it (0.00 / 0 votes)
Cruisers Rudyard Kipling	As mettlesome wenches do practise in...	Rate it (0.00 / 0 votes)
Daphne to Apollo. Imitated From The First Book Of Ovid's Metamorphosis Matthew Prior	You'd better go to Town and practise there: For me, I've no obstructions to remove; I'm pretty well, I thank your father Jove,...	Rate it (0.00 / 0 votes)
Definitions Clarence Michael James Stanislaus Dennis	In whatever fields we practise, art whatever arts engage: Ever praise for the performance, still begrudging utmost fame, ...	Rate it (0.00 / 0 votes)
Disappointment Violet Nicolson	Ripen, ye Custard Apples, round and fair, Practise your songs, O Bulbuls, on the bough, Surely some sweeter sweetness haunts the air; Maybe His...	Rate it (0.00 / 0 votes)
Elegy On Partridge Jonathan Swift	Thus Partridge by his wit and parts At once did practise both these arts: And as the boding owl (or rather The bat, because her wings are leather)...	Rate it (0.00 / 0 votes)
Elegy XVIII: Love's Progress John Donne	Rather set out below; practise my...	Rate it (0.00 / 0 votes)
Ellen McJones Aberdeen William Schwenck Gilbert	"'IN MY COTTAGE' is easy - I'll practise at...	Rate it (0.00 / 0 votes)
Eyes And Tears Andrew Marvell	Ope then mine Eyes your double Sluice, And practise so your noblest...	Rate it (0.00 / 0 votes)