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1. A dreadful plague from angry Juno came

First Line:
A dreadful plague from angry Juno came
Last Line:
To fill your sails and favour your intent
Author:
William Stonestreet (Absolute)
DMI number:
4174

2. A boar so fierce and large

First Line:
A boar so fierce and large
Last Line:
And where resistance fails cease to pursue
Author:
Sir William Davenant (Absolute)
DMI number:
15202

3. A pack of the bravest Spartan dogs in the world

First Line:
A pack of the bravest Spartan dogs in the world
Last Line:
In which they strain hippocras
Author:
Henry Shirley (Absolute)
DMI number:
15200

4. A politician Proteus-like must alter

First Line:
A politician Proteus-like must alter
Last Line:
Must be a parasite to fawn and lie
Author:
John Mason (Absolute)
DMI number:
17217

5. Ah gentle shepherd thine the lot to tend

First Line:
Ah gentle shepherd thine the lot to tend
Last Line:
And charitable habits learn in sport
Author:
John Dyer (Absolute)
DMI number:
30180

6. Ah when the means are gone that buy this praise

First Line:
Ah when the means are gone that buy this praise
Last Line:
Nor more willingly leaves winter such summer-birds are men
Author:
William Shakespeare (Absolute)
DMI number:
16999

7. Ah fond friend Melibe I whilom dempt

First Line:
Ah fond friend Melibe I whilom dempt
Last Line:
And mole hills won't to mountains to compare
DMI number:
44511

8. An ancient forest in Thessalia grows

First Line:
An ancient forest in Thessalia grows
Last Line:
He sat himself and kept her still in sight
Author:
John Dryden (Absolute)
DMI number:
11237

9. And God said let the waters generate

First Line:
And God said let the waters generate
Last Line:
Draws in and at his trunk spouts out a sea
Author:
John Milton (Absolute)
DMI number:
9789

10. Along their face

First Line:
Along their face
Last Line:
And prone to earth was hung their languid head
Author:
Alexander Pope (Absolute)
DMI number:
12898