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Subject: LYDIAT, THOMAS (1572-1646)
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UPDATE command denied to user 'poetryex_users'@'localhost' for table `poetryex_poems`.`subcnt` THE VANITY OF HUMAN WISHES; THE 10TH SATIRE OF JUVENAL, IMITATED, by SAMUEL JOHNSON (1709-1784)    Poem Text     Poem Explanation     Poet Analysis             Poet's Biography
First Line: Let observation with extensive view
Last Line: And makes the happiness she does not find.
Alternate Author Name(s): Johnson, Dr.
Subject(s): Austria; Charles Vii, Holy Roman Emperor; Charles Xii, King Of Sweden (1682-1718); Courage; Freedom; Harley, Edward. 2d Earl Of Oxford; Hyde, Edward. 1st Earl Of Clarendon; Laud, William. Archbiship Of Canterbury; Lydiat, Thomas (1572-1646); Pride; Sedle