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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

11. Already Caeneus with his conquering hand

First Line:
Already Caeneus with his conquering hand
Last Line:
Part fell and part escaped by favour of the night
Author:
John Dryden (Absolute)
DMI number:
11934

12. And now the herald lark

First Line:
And now the herald lark
Last Line:
The morn's approach and greet her with his song
DMI number:
39749

13. And streams of fire from his red eye balls flowed

First Line:
And streams of fire from his red eye balls flowed
Last Line:
So the fallen angel
DMI number:
38633

14. Amid the throng of this promiscuous wood

First Line:
Amid the throng of this promiscuous wood
Last Line:
And still preside at every funeral rite
Author:
William Congreve (Absolute)
DMI number:
11889

15. As dogs of Nilus drink a snatch and gone

First Line:
As dogs of Nilus drink a snatch and gone
Last Line:
Sweets must be tasted and not glutted on
Author:
Charles Aleyn (Absolute)
DMI number:
17192

16. As hungry wolves with raging appetite

First Line:
As hungry wolves with raging appetite
Last Line:
And long to temper their dry chaps in blood
DMI number:
40348

17. As a savage boar on mountains bred

First Line:
As a savage boar on mountains bred
Last Line:
And shakes a grove of lances from his side
DMI number:
39310

18. As an owl that in a barn

First Line:
As an owl that in a barn
Last Line:
That starts and seizes on the wretch
DMI number:
39999

19. As the black swallow near the palace plies

First Line:
As the black swallow near the palace plies
Last Line:
To furnish her loquacious nest with food
DMI number:
40229

20. As the bold bird her helpless young attends

First Line:
As the bold bird her helpless young attends
Last Line:
And sweat laborious days in dust and blood
Author:
Alexander Pope (Absolute)
DMI number:
12916

21. As in September when our year resigns

First Line:
As in September when our year resigns
Last Line:
Because that weeping cannot ease my heart
Author:
Michael Drayton (Absolute)
DMI number:
17024

22. At once came forth whatever creeps the ground

First Line:
At once came forth whatever creeps the ground
Last Line:
Frequent and of the sixth day yet remained
Author:
John Milton (Absolute)
DMI number:
9791

23. As when a dolphin sports upon the tide

First Line:
As when a dolphin sports upon the tide
Last Line:
Wanton with vigour and immoderate life
DMI number:
39476

24. As when a dove her rocky hold forsakes

First Line:
As when a dove her rocky hold forsakes
Last Line:
To smoother flight and shoots upon her wings
DMI number:
39481

25. As when a prowling wolf

First Line:
As when a prowling wolf
Last Line:
Leaps over the fence with ease into the fold
DMI number:
40349

26. As when a snake surprised upon the road

First Line:
As when a snake surprised upon the road
Last Line:
But grovelling in the dust her part unsound she trails
DMI number:
40163

27. As when a wolf has torn a bullock's hide

First Line:
As when a wolf has torn a bullock's hide
Last Line:
And claps his quivering tail beneath his thighs
DMI number:
40351

28. As when a wolf pinched by nocturnal cold

First Line:
As when a wolf pinched by nocturnal cold
Last Line:
Affrighted tremble round their bleating dams
DMI number:
40347

29. As when some peasant in a bushy brake

First Line:
As when some peasant in a bushy brake
Last Line:
His rising crest blue neck and rolling eyes
Author:
John Dryden (Absolute)
DMI number:
12909

30. As when the storks prepare to change their clime

First Line:
As when the storks prepare to change their clime
Last Line:
And for new worlds their present seats forsake
DMI number:
40205

31. As when the swains the Lybian lion chase

First Line:
As when the swains the Lybian lion chase
Last Line:
His sides he lashes and erects his mane
DMI number:
39818

32. As when two bulls for their fair female fight

First Line:
As when two bulls for their fair female fight
Last Line:
Loud cries and roaring sounds rebellow through the wood
DMI number:
39326

33. Atlas perceived the load of heaven's new guest

First Line:
Atlas perceived the load of heaven's new guest
Last Line:
But haunt those houses where she loved to roam
Author:
John Gay (Absolute)
DMI number:
11728

34. Behind an unfrequented glade

First Line:
Behind an unfrequented glade
Last Line:
Here's one for Turturel shall show
Author:
Matthew Prior (Speculation)
DMI number:
28972

35. But fiercer still the lordly lion stalks

First Line:
But fiercer still the lordly lion stalks
Last Line:
And shudders at the talon in the dust
Author:
Edward Young (Absolute)
DMI number:
27027

36. But if Romes people ask me happily

First Line:
But if Romes people ask me happily
Last Line:
That way to go none back again to get
DMI number:
44510

37. But Mineus' daughters still their tasks pursue

First Line:
But Mineus' daughters still their tasks pursue
Last Line:
From whom the Romans have derived their name
Author:
Laurence Eusden (Confident)
DMI number:
11442

38. Come lead me forward now like a tame lamb

First Line:
Come lead me forward now like a tame lamb
Last Line:
Yet then too hardly bleats such pleasure's in the pain
Author:
Thomas Otway (Absolute)
DMI number:
19283

39. Cycnus beheld the nymphs transformed allied

First Line:
Cycnus beheld the nymphs transformed allied
Last Line:
And as he whips upbraids them with his son
Author:
Joseph Addison (Absolute)
DMI number:
11261

40. Describe we next the nature of the bees

First Line:
Describe we next the nature of the bees
Last Line:
And think it honour at his feet to die
Author:
John Dryden (Absolute) & Virgil (Absolute)
DMI number:
30628

41. Eftsoons they heard a most delicious sound

First Line:
Eftsoons they heard a most delicious sound
Last Line:
The gentle warbling wind low answered to all
Author:
Edmund Spenser (Absolute)
DMI number:
30764

42. Enquire of Amathus whose wealthy ground

First Line:
Enquire of Amathus whose wealthy ground
Last Line:
A small transition changes them to stone
Author:
John Ozell (Confident)
DMI number:
11892

43. Dogs with their tongues their wounds do heal

First Line:
Dogs with their tongues their wounds do heal
Last Line:
But men with hands as thou shalt feel
DMI number:
39318

44. Far as a shepherd from some point on high

First Line:
Far as a shepherd from some point on high
Last Line:
At every leap the immortal coursers bound
Author:
Alexander Pope (Absolute)
DMI number:
12905

45. Forth from the thicket rushed another boar

First Line:
Forth from the thicket rushed another boar
Last Line:
The ugly brindled monster to the heart
Author:
Thomas Otway (Absolute)
DMI number:
14299

46. Forth from the thickets rushed another boar

First Line:
Forth from the thickets rushed another boar
Last Line:
The ugly brindled monster to the heart
DMI number:
39313

47. Freed from his keepers thus with broken reins

First Line:
Freed from his keepers thus with broken reins
Last Line:
Before his ample chest the frothy waters fly
Author:
John Dryden (Absolute)
DMI number:
12911

48. Freed from the keepers thus with broken reins

First Line:
Freed from the keepers thus with broken reins
Last Line:
Before his ample crest the frothy bubbles fly
DMI number:
39694

49. For crowing loud the noble Chanticleer

First Line:
For crowing loud the noble Chanticleer
Last Line:
His body glittering like the burnished gold
Author:
John Dryden (Absolute)
DMI number:
9753

50. For Cytherea's lips while Cupid pressed

First Line:
For Cytherea's lips while Cupid pressed
Last Line:
Which owe to winds their names in Grecian song
Author:
Laurence Eusden (Confident)
DMI number:
11895

51. From him the Caledonians sought relief

First Line:
From him the Caledonians sought relief
Last Line:
Who yearly round the tomb in feathered flocks repair
Author:
John Dryden (Absolute)
DMI number:
11663

52. From these first onsets the Sigaean shore

First Line:
From these first onsets the Sigaean shore
Last Line:
And scarce Pelides could believe it true
Author:
John Dryden (Absolute)
DMI number:
11930

53. Go to the Nile and from its fruitful side

First Line:
Go to the Nile and from its fruitful side
Last Line:
And holds dominion over the sons of pride
Author:
Edward Young (Absolute)
DMI number:
27028

54. Green fields and shady groves and crystal springs

First Line:
Green fields and shady groves and crystal springs
Last Line:
And larks and nightingales are odious things
Author:
Edward Young (Absolute)
DMI number:
33164

55. He ceased in his relation to proceed

First Line:
He ceased in his relation to proceed
Last Line:
Flowed down in water or aspired in flame
Author:
Thomas Vernon (Absolute)
DMI number:
11703

56. He comes and with a port so proud

First Line:
He comes and with a port so proud
Last Line:
To make the concert up of general joy
Author:
Nathaniel Lee (Absolute)
DMI number:
37468

57. Has God thou fool worked solely for thy good

First Line:
Has God thou fool worked solely for thy good
Last Line:
Who thinks all made for one not one for all
Author:
Alexander Pope (Absolute)
DMI number:
29842

58. He proudly mounts on his imperial car

First Line:
He proudly mounts on his imperial car
Last Line:
The car thus flying &c
DMI number:
39934

59. He sought the coursers of the Thracian race

First Line:
He sought the coursers of the Thracian race
Last Line:
And others stroke their chests and gently soothe their pride
DMI number:
39695

60. Horses get their livings by their backs

First Line:
Horses get their livings by their backs
Last Line:
Their flesh only man by his brain
Author:
Richard Brome (Absolute)
DMI number:
16416

61. How blind is pride what eagles are we still

First Line:
How blind is pride what eagles are we still
Last Line:
What beetles in our own
Author:
George Chapman (Absolute)
DMI number:
17315

62. Him Menelaus loved of Mars espies

First Line:
Him Menelaus loved of Mars espies
Last Line:
From his high chariot
Author:
Alexander Pope (Absolute)
DMI number:
12906

63. Him Pentheus viewed with fury in his look

First Line:
Him Pentheus viewed with fury in his look
Last Line:
And flings the loosened shackles from his hands
Author:
Joseph Addison (Absolute)
DMI number:
11373

64. His eyeballs glare with fire suffused with blood

First Line:
His eyeballs glare with fire suffused with blood
Last Line:
And Jove's own thunder from his mouth he drove
DMI number:
39311

65. Here the rude clamour of the sportsman's joys

First Line:
Here the rude clamour of the sportsman's joys
Last Line:
Mixed in mad tumult and discordant joy
Author:
James Thomson (Absolute)
DMI number:
31295

66. Here while the Thracian bard's enchanting strain

First Line:
Here while the Thracian bard's enchanting strain
Last Line:
And without danger can review his spouse
Author:
Samuel Croxall (Confident)
DMI number:
11896

67. How rich the peacock what bright glories run

First Line:
How rich the peacock what bright glories run
Last Line:
And slowly moves amid the waving blaze
Author:
Edward Young (Absolute)
DMI number:
27025

68. Huntsman I charge thee tender well my hounds

First Line:
Huntsman I charge thee tender well my hounds
Last Line:
I would esteem him worth a dozen such
Author:
William Shakespeare (Absolute)
DMI number:
15190

69. Huntsman lead on behind the clustering pack

First Line:
Huntsman lead on behind the clustering pack
Last Line:
In subtle wiles diverts the youthful train
Author:
William Somervile (Absolute)
DMI number:
21753

70. I have beene all day looking after

First Line:
I have beene all day looking after
Last Line:
And now our orgies let's begin
Author:
Benjamin Jonson (Absolute)
DMI number:
37619

71. I have found out a gift for my fair

First Line:
I have found out a gift for my fair
Last Line:
And she called it the sister of love
Author:
William Shenstone (Absolute)
DMI number:
27221

72. I heard a distant humming noise

First Line:
I heard a distant humming noise
Last Line:
Like bees disturbed and arming in their hives
Author:
John Dryden (Absolute)
DMI number:
20155

73. In the fiery tract above

First Line:
In the fiery tract above
Last Line:
And lightened of his burthen wings his way
DMI number:
39490

74. In a wide forest on a rock an eagle built her nest

First Line:
In a wide forest on a rock an eagle built her nest
Last Line:
A crow too laid six homely eggs according to her kind
DMI number:
12984

75. Impatient for the wonders of the day

First Line:
Impatient for the wonders of the day
Last Line:
And lands triumphant on his native shore
Author:
Nahum Tate (Confident)
DMI number:
11616

76. In a fair chase a shady mountain stood

First Line:
In a fair chase a shady mountain stood
Last Line:
Their wretched master panting in a deer
Author:
Joseph Addison (Absolute)
DMI number:
11330

77. In such a shape grim Saturn did restrain

First Line:
In such a shape grim Saturn did restrain
Last Line:
And with shrill neighings filled the neighbouring plain
DMI number:
39693

78. In brazen arms that cast a gleamy ray

First Line:
In brazen arms that cast a gleamy ray
Last Line:
Rushed forth with Hector to the field of fight
Author:
Alexander Pope (Absolute)
DMI number:
28593

79. In fair Calabria's wood a snake is bred

First Line:
In fair Calabria's wood a snake is bred
Last Line:
The hopes of poison for the following year
DMI number:
40160

80. It breeds contempt

First Line:
It breeds contempt
Last Line:
When the hurt lion groans within his den
Author:
John Dryden (Absolute)
DMI number:
19308

81. Lo while he toils the galling yoke beneath

First Line:
Lo while he toils the galling yoke beneath
Last Line:
Headlong they fall and leave their lives above
Author:
Joseph Warton (Absolute)
DMI number:
30627

82. Let the keen sportsman rising with the dawn

First Line:
Let the keen sportsman rising with the dawn
Last Line:
And sweet the music of yon noon tide bell
Author:
Francis Fawkes (Absolute)
DMI number:
33620

83. Like a caught lion ranging in the snare

First Line:
Like a caught lion ranging in the snare
Last Line:
And struggles with the toil that holds him faster
Author:
Nathaniel Lee (Absolute)
DMI number:
19309

84. Like a lion | Who long has reigned the terror of the woods

First Line:
Like a lion | Who long has reigned the terror of the woods
Last Line:
While the surrounding swains wound him at Pleasure
Author:
Nicholas Rowe (Absolute)
DMI number:
19306

85. Like a long troop of snowy swans on high

First Line:
Like a long troop of snowy swans on high
Last Line:
They sing and Asia's lakes their notes return
DMI number:
40231

86. My hounds shall make the welkin answer them

First Line:
My hounds shall make the welkin answer them
Last Line:
And fetch shrill echo from the hollow earth
Author:
William Shakespeare (Absolute)
DMI number:
19075

87. I though a goddess could not move

First Line:
I though a goddess could not move
Last Line:
Who can to thee or none do ill
DMI number:
35204

88. I pity these poor beasts

First Line:
I pity these poor beasts
Last Line:
You love your lives think they are loath to die
Author:
John Day (Absolute)
DMI number:
15196

89. I was with Hercules and Cadmus once

First Line:
I was with Hercules and Cadmus once
Last Line:
In Crete in Sparta nor in Thessaly
Author:
William Shakespeare (Absolute)
DMI number:
15191

90. I was with Hercules and Cadmus once

First Line:
I was with Hercules and Cadmus once
Last Line:
Was never hallooed to nor cheered with horn
Author:
William Shakespeare (Absolute)
DMI number:
19074

91. I would have thee gone | And yet no further than a wanton's bird

First Line:
I would have thee gone | And yet no further than a wanton's bird
Last Line:
So loving-jealous of his liberty
Author:
William Shakespeare (Absolute)
DMI number:
17018

92. Methinks it were a happy life

First Line:
Methinks it were a happy life
Last Line:
When care mistrust and treason wait on him
Author:
William Shakespeare (Absolute)
DMI number:
37371

93. Mice and rats and such small deere

First Line:
Mice and rats and such small deere
Last Line:
Have been Tom's food for seven long yeare
Author:
William Shakespeare (Absolute)
DMI number:
37481

94. Mean time at distance from the scene of blood

First Line:
Mean time at distance from the scene of blood
Last Line:
Now plies the javelin now directs the reins
Author:
Alexander Pope (Absolute)
DMI number:
28429

95. Mean time the wretched Cadmus mourns nor knows

First Line:
Mean time the wretched Cadmus mourns nor knows
Last Line:
Still mild and conscious what they once have been
Author:
Laurence Eusden (Confident)
DMI number:
11445

96. Many a poor huntsman with a merry heart

First Line:
Many a poor huntsman with a merry heart
Last Line:
Till he fall down my feast
Author:
John Fletcher (Absolute) & Francis Beaumont (Absolute)
DMI number:
15198

97. Meanwhile the tepid caves and fens and shores

First Line:
Meanwhile the tepid caves and fens and shores
Last Line:
Evening and morn solemnized the fifth day
Author:
John Milton (Absolute)
DMI number:
9790

98. Meanwhile the tepid caves and fens and shores

First Line:
Meanwhile the tepid caves and fens and shores
Last Line:
Of rainbows and starry eyes
Author:
John Milton (Absolute)
DMI number:
37214

99. Melodious maids of Pindus who inspire

First Line:
Melodious maids of Pindus who inspire
Last Line:
Joy is again restored and health returns
Author:
Leonard Welsted (Confident)
DMI number:
12045

100. Men hunt hares to death for their sports but the

First Line:
Men hunt hares to death for their sports but the
Last Line:
Poor beasts die in earnest
Author:
George Chapman (Absolute)
DMI number:
15195