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1. A grean was heard thro a the rout

First Line:
A grean was heard thro a the rout
Last Line:
Frae yon time to this hour
DMI number:
30681

2. Achilles fatal wrath whence discord rose

First Line:
Achilles fatal wrath whence discord rose
Last Line:
Was Juno lodged in her alcove of gold
Author:
Thomas Tickell (Absolute)
DMI number:
22251

3. Ajax he shuns through all the dire debate

First Line:
Ajax he shuns through all the dire debate
Last Line:
Marks the dry dust and thirsts for blood in vain
Author:
Alexander Pope (Absolute)
DMI number:
31585

4. Ah dearest friend in whom the gods had joined

First Line:
Ah dearest friend in whom the gods had joined
Last Line:
The wretched source of all this misery
Author:
Alexander Pope (Absolute)
DMI number:
31584

5. An honest and resolved man

First Line:
An honest and resolved man
Last Line:
And with small voice matters so great
Author:
Sir Richard Fanshawe (Absolute)
DMI number:
42100

6. And couldst thou hope dissembler from my sight

First Line:
And couldst thou hope dissembler from my sight
Last Line:
I should not seem quite widowed and undone
Author:
Christopher Pitt (Absolute)
DMI number:
31681

7. As Jove's imperial bird to whom the sway

First Line:
As Jove's imperial bird to whom the sway
Last Line:
Of well-conducted war inured
Author:
George Jeffreys (Absolute)
DMI number:
25617

8. As the god of manual arts

First Line:
As the god of manual arts
Last Line:
Keep it Mars tis but a toy
Author:
George Ogle (Confident)
DMI number:
27305

9. As over the surges of the boundless sea

First Line:
As over the surges of the boundless sea
Last Line:
And every shore repeats the long departing sound
DMI number:
28859

10. As Paris ploughed the watery plain

First Line:
As Paris ploughed the watery plain
Last Line:
And then thy flames of love shall end in flames of fire
DMI number:
893

11. As faithless Paris ploughed his liquid way

First Line:
As faithless Paris ploughed his liquid way
Last Line:
And Ilium whelmed beneath a flood of fire
DMI number:
16966

12. At last is Hector stretched upon the plain

First Line:
At last is Hector stretched upon the plain
Last Line:
And stretch thee here before this Scaean gate
Author:
Alexander Pope (Absolute)
DMI number:
31574

13. Begin celestial source of light

First Line:
Begin celestial source of light
Last Line:
Due to thy queen's reward and Blenheim's glorious day
Author:
Elijah Fenton (Absolute)
DMI number:
12339

14. Behold that man that with gigantic might

First Line:
Behold that man that with gigantic might
Last Line:
And all in time will rue it | Then mad &c
Author:
Thomas D'Urfey (Absolute)
DMI number:
2592

15. Both armies from their bloody work desist

First Line:
Both armies from their bloody work desist
Last Line:
And shakes the sounding forest on his sides
Author:
John Dryden (Absolute)
DMI number:
31671

16. Captive Briseis in a foreign tongue

First Line:
Captive Briseis in a foreign tongue
Last Line:
Made yours by right of war and right of love
Author:
John Caryll (Absolute)
DMI number:
5738

17. But let us on this memorable day

First Line:
But let us on this memorable day
Last Line:
A radiant belt that rich with purple glowed
Author:
Alexander Pope (Absolute)
DMI number:
31576

18. But while to bring about their great intent

First Line:
But while to bring about their great intent
Last Line:
Confound their army sink the cursed design
Author:
Elizabeth Rowe [nee Singer] (Absolute)
DMI number:
4219

19. Cease imperious lord of war

First Line:
Cease imperious lord of war
Last Line:
And nations far remote revere the British name
DMI number:
27549

20. Come Clio sing if such your will is

First Line:
Come Clio sing if such your will is
Last Line:
They closed the curtains of their peepers
Author:
Samuel Whyte (Speculation)
DMI number:
36487

21. Contrive me artisan a bowl

First Line:
Contrive me artisan a bowl
Last Line:
But no Apollo God of day
Author:
Francis Fawkes (Absolute)
DMI number:
27194

22. Could Agamemnon from the dead return

First Line:
Could Agamemnon from the dead return
Last Line:
As when to chaos God shall shake the world
DMI number:
6418

23. Cupid I hear thou hast improved

First Line:
Cupid I hear thou hast improved
Last Line:
Than those upon the Rhine
Author:
Sir Charles Sedley (Absolute)
DMI number:
6301

24. Enough o son of Peleus Troy has viewed

First Line:
Enough o son of Peleus Troy has viewed
Last Line:
Now hovers round and calls thee to thy death
Author:
Alexander Pope (Absolute)
DMI number:
31573

25. Deep over his knee inseamed remained the scar

First Line:
Deep over his knee inseamed remained the scar
Last Line:
At length abrupt my son my king she cried
Author:
Alexander Pope (Absolute)
DMI number:
31659

26. Fit for the girls in Venus' cause

First Line:
Fit for the girls in Venus' cause
Last Line:
Once tap proud Chloe with up-lifted wand
DMI number:
25606

27. Fain would I rest but still prevailing fear

First Line:
Fain would I rest but still prevailing fear
Last Line:
And bury these afflictions in its friendly womb
Author:
Lewis Theobald (Confident)
DMI number:
3219

28. From noise and business for a while retired

First Line:
From noise and business for a while retired
Last Line:
And let them thank thee with a heart like mine
Author:
Samuel Whyte (Absolute)
DMI number:
36554

29. From Sparta's hospitable shore

First Line:
From Sparta's hospitable shore
Last Line:
And Troy in Grecian flames expire
Author:
Elizabeth Carter (Absolute)
DMI number:
25395

30. Full in the midst of this created space

First Line:
Full in the midst of this created space
Last Line:
The Grecian heroes and what deaths they dealt
Author:
John Dryden (Absolute)
DMI number:
11929

31. God whose revenge for boasts the crew

First Line:
God whose revenge for boasts the crew
Last Line:
Did feasts reduce
Author:
Barten Holyday (Speculation)
DMI number:
42135

32. Great god of fierce battles

First Line:
Great god of fierce battles
Last Line:
And from thence roll destruction ashore
DMI number:
44293

33. Hector approach my arm and singly know

First Line:
Hector approach my arm and singly know
Last Line:
I steal no conquest from a noble foe
Author:
Alexander Pope (Absolute)
DMI number:
31575

34. Hector who saw them scattered on the shore

First Line:
Hector who saw them scattered on the shore
Last Line:
I'll fly and with his blood wash off his shame
DMI number:
39947

35. Health to the gentle man of war and may

First Line:
Health to the gentle man of war and may
Last Line:
Of thy beloved self I mean of me
Author:
Thomas Flatman (Absolute)
DMI number:
5704

36. Hear Britain hear a rough unpractised tongue

First Line:
Hear Britain hear a rough unpractised tongue
Last Line:
And the world's birthday was a jubilee
Author:
John Hughes (Absolute)
DMI number:
5981

37. He said and past with sad presaging heart

First Line:
He said and past with sad presaging heart
Last Line:
Shall neither hear thee sigh nor see thee weep
Author:
Alexander Pope (Absolute)
DMI number:
30924

38. His ponderous shield

First Line:
His ponderous shield
Last Line:
Over the burning marl
Author:
John Milton (Absolute)
DMI number:
32039

39. How will the grateful senate praise

First Line:
How will the grateful senate praise
Last Line:
Or any charm of Sunderland
DMI number:
5882

40. In transport borne away these eyes

First Line:
In transport borne away these eyes
Last Line:
And wagged his tail as Bacchus passed along
Author:
William Duncombe (Absolute)
DMI number:
25544

41. It was my hap spectator once to be

First Line:
It was my hap spectator once to be
Last Line:
Your paradise is Bedlam if not hell
Author:
Charles Darby (Absolute)
DMI number:
5917

42. Jove Neptune Pluto when they did agree

First Line:
Jove Neptune Pluto when they did agree
Last Line:
That world which now cannot suffice two men
DMI number:
17415

43. In vain by being great

First Line:
In vain by being great
Last Line:
And blessed the wind that blew them to the gainful shore
DMI number:
42831

44. Janus did ever to thy wondering eyes

First Line:
Janus did ever to thy wondering eyes
Last Line:
And governs but to bless
Author:
Edmund Smith (Absolute)
DMI number:
5446

45. Like Mars amid the battle full of rage

First Line:
Like Mars amid the battle full of rage
Last Line:
He foams with fury &c
DMI number:
39935

46. Mulciber this silver take

First Line:
Mulciber this silver take
Last Line:
Hand in hand to tread the wine
Author:
Francis Fawkes (Absolute)
DMI number:
27193

47. I sing but ah my theme I need not tell

First Line:
I sing but ah my theme I need not tell
Last Line:
Sees his world burst at once and disappear
Author:
Edward Young (Absolute)
DMI number:
11192

48. If Greece with so much mirth did entertain

First Line:
If Greece with so much mirth did entertain
Last Line:
Their course about the world ours a world make
Author:
John Locke (Absolute)
DMI number:
6374

49. Meanwhile the Latians all their power prepare

First Line:
Meanwhile the Latians all their power prepare
Last Line:
And oft with woeful shrieks of war complains
Author:
Sir Samuel Garth (Absolute)
DMI number:
12020

50. Minerva's grove contains the favoured shield

First Line:
Minerva's grove contains the favoured shield
Last Line:
That guarded Python in the bloody field
Author:
Francis Fawkes (Absolute)
DMI number:
27520