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1. A nymph of every charm possessed

First Line:
A nymph of every charm possessed
Last Line:
A more refulgent light
DMI number:
37870

2. A lovely nymph of Cyprus isle

First Line:
A lovely nymph of Cyprus isle
Last Line:
Shall sing to Thomasia their queen
DMI number:
25015

3. As through the woods Panthea strayed

First Line:
As through the woods Panthea strayed
Last Line:
Unerring to the fair one's heart
Author:
Matthew Concanen (Absolute)
DMI number:
11361

4. As Bathian Venus the other day

First Line:
As Bathian Venus the other day
Last Line:
Had still worn Betty Dalston's face
Author:
Henry Fielding (Absolute)
DMI number:
27770

5. At length fair Venus to famed Priaulx yield

First Line:
At length fair Venus to famed Priaulx yield
Last Line:
But this hurls real thunder at his boys
DMI number:
6435

6. Beauty and love once fell at odds

First Line:
Beauty and love once fell at odds
Last Line:
Against god Cupid's power
Author:
John Gamble (Speculation) & Henry Lawes (Speculation)
DMI number:
10694

7. Beauty and love once fell at odds

First Line:
Beauty and love once fell at odds
Last Line:
Gainst Cupid and his power
DMI number:
7055

8. Behold in this thou mirror of thy kind

First Line:
Behold in this thou mirror of thy kind
Last Line:
And all's perfection that is hid below
DMI number:
42689

9. Cassandra from her spark received

First Line:
Cassandra from her spark received
Last Line:
By causing a miscarriage
DMI number:
32258

10. Come happy nymph adored by all

First Line:
Come happy nymph adored by all
Last Line:
Then love endless in our joy's assigned
DMI number:
44414

11. Dear Bob who midst soft rural scenes

First Line:
Dear Bob who midst soft rural scenes
Last Line:
And each bold Trojan flies
DMI number:
35367

12. Cupid who long had vainly strove

First Line:
Cupid who long had vainly strove
Last Line:
What tis to slight the god of love
DMI number:
25454

13. Cupid and Venus jointly strove

First Line:
Cupid and Venus jointly strove
Last Line:
They meet in Mordaunt's face
DMI number:
16984

14. Dame Venus a daughter of Jove's

First Line:
Dame Venus a daughter of Jove's
Last Line:
They would now serve the fairest on earth
Author:
Anthony Alsop (Absolute)
DMI number:
27891

15. False false are the obliging things she swore

First Line:
False false are the obliging things she swore
Last Line:
You stoop too low to vex your humble slave
DMI number:
41826

16. For Venus had never seen bedded

First Line:
For Venus had never seen bedded
Last Line:
To the beautiful Molly Le P--ll
DMI number:
22769

17. Grace is in your steps and mein

First Line:
Grace is in your steps and mein
Last Line:
And Venus in your arms
DMI number:
26773

18. Her lily hand her rosy cheeks lies under

First Line:
Her lily hand her rosy cheeks lies under
Last Line:
But that life lived in death and death in life
Author:
William Shakespeare (Absolute)
DMI number:
13220

19. How many beauties centre in one face

First Line:
How many beauties centre in one face
Last Line:
Themselves and painters by this piece outdone
DMI number:
12524

20. I have the fairest non perel

First Line:
I have the fairest non perel
Last Line:
And thus conclude my song
DMI number:
43105

21. In slumber sweet as Venus lay

First Line:
In slumber sweet as Venus lay
Last Line:
To show perfection to the age
Author:
Matthew Pilkington (Absolute)
DMI number:
11762

22. In vain will songs of old from hence declare

First Line:
In vain will songs of old from hence declare
Last Line:
For words could never have reached to paint one single grace
DMI number:
16570

23. Jenny gay innocent and young

First Line:
Jenny gay innocent and young
Last Line:
When Jenny's eyes command 'em
DMI number:
11034

24. If Chaucer yet did live whose English tongue did pass

First Line:
If Chaucer yet did live whose English tongue did pass
Last Line:
With no less pain than Ovid did whose grief by Muses grew
DMI number:
49167

25. If any punishment did follow

First Line:
If any punishment did follow
Last Line:
Their lords away
Author:
Sir Richard Fanshawe (Absolute)
DMI number:
42082

26. If you will be still

First Line:
If you will be still
Last Line:
I'll throw by my quill
DMI number:
44488

27. Late the muses cupid found

First Line:
Late the muses cupid found
Last Line:
Love with beauty will remain
Author:
Francis Fawkes (Absolute)
DMI number:
27206

28. Me anes three beauties did surround

First Line:
Me anes three beauties did surround
Last Line:
Faith I shall be your Paris
Author:
Allan Ramsay (Absolute)
DMI number:
15356

29. Not Circe nor Medea had such art

First Line:
Not Circe nor Medea had such art
Last Line:
By which she conquers and makes slaves to love
DMI number:
43619

30. Not pleased with reasonable mortal bliss

First Line:
Not pleased with reasonable mortal bliss
Last Line:
Had dashed his lightning and his thunders drowned
DMI number:
24784

31. Quintia is fair to many so to me

First Line:
Quintia is fair to many so to me
Last Line:
Venus adorned her clear did make her shine
DMI number:
44512

32. Pride of thy sex and wonder of this spring

First Line:
Pride of thy sex and wonder of this spring
Last Line:
Foremost in rays and brightest amidst the bright
DMI number:
12660

33. Rarest of virgins in whose breast and eyes

First Line:
Rarest of virgins in whose breast and eyes
Last Line:
You prove at once our torture and delight
DMI number:
42242

34. Says Bacchus to Cupid who has got the handsomest face

First Line:
Says Bacchus to Cupid who has got the handsomest face
Last Line:
Says Cupid D-n ye are you blind can't you see Miss B--ce
DMI number:
18095

35. Richt as the stern of day began to schyne

First Line:
Richt as the stern of day began to schyne
Last Line:
Weil aucht thou be affeirit of the licht
Author:
William Dunbar (Absolute)
DMI number:
10921

36. See by some hand industrious grown

First Line:
See by some hand industrious grown
Last Line:
So natural as if born even here
Author:
Francis Willis (Absolute)
DMI number:
42614

37. Show me said I thou mighty god of love

First Line:
Show me said I thou mighty god of love
Last Line:
He said and fiercely shot it in my heart
DMI number:
18049

38. She in this golden shower of love

First Line:
She in this golden shower of love
Last Line:
Appears like Danae fit for Jove
Author:
Robert Heath (Absolute)
DMI number:
17131

39. Swift as the feet of Leda I

First Line:
Swift as the feet of Leda I
Last Line:
So I'll not change my sense to be a Jove
DMI number:
44052

40. Sweet roses now my friends prepare

First Line:
Sweet roses now my friends prepare
Last Line:
In sitting numbers sprightly lays
DMI number:
42569

41. The hero with his just request complies

First Line:
The hero with his just request complies
Last Line:
Than they did lovers once when shining hair
Author:
Laurence Eusden (Confident)
DMI number:
11449

42. The force of beauty we perceive

First Line:
The force of beauty we perceive
Last Line:
And made for P--l a fair
DMI number:
10899

43. Three forms like these had Paris seen

First Line:
Three forms like these had Paris seen
Last Line:
And give the apple to Munro
Author:
Samuel Whyte (Speculation)
DMI number:
35865

44. Three goddesses long since on Ida's hill

First Line:
Three goddesses long since on Ida's hill
Last Line:
And play who will still she holds all the kings
DMI number:
18207

45. Three goddesses of old on Ida's hill

First Line:
Three goddesses of old on Ida's hill
Last Line:
And play who will yet you hold all the kings
DMI number:
31980

46. Three regent goddesses they fell at odds

First Line:
Three regent goddesses they fell at odds
Last Line:
Tis two to one but love is always crossed
Author:
R. Fletcher (Absolute)
DMI number:
36588

47. Venus one day bid all her loves

First Line:
Venus one day bid all her loves
Last Line:
Like Venus looks and like Apollo plays
DMI number:
19360

48. Vain of each charm that conscious beauty knows

First Line:
Vain of each charm that conscious beauty knows
Last Line:
Triumphs the vermeil rose to see its rival pale
DMI number:
37818

49. When Chloe's picture was to Venus shown

First Line:
When Chloe's picture was to Venus shown
Last Line:
Friend Howard's genius fancied all the rest
Author:
Matthew Prior (Absolute)
DMI number:
12231

50. When C-ttn first in Buxton walks I viewed

First Line:
When C-ttn first in Buxton walks I viewed
Last Line:
The rash Acteon that beholds her dies
DMI number:
38429