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1. A bard there dwelt more fat than bard beseems

First Line:
A bard there dwelt more fat than bard beseems
Last Line:
He loathed much to write ne cared to repeat
Author:
George Lyttelton (Absolute) & James Thomson (Absolute)
DMI number:
32267

2. A maid unasked may own a well placed flame

First Line:
A maid unasked may own a well placed flame
Last Line:
Not loving first but loving ill's the shame
Author:
George Lyttelton (Absolute)
DMI number:
26918

3. All that of love can be expressed

First Line:
All that of love can be expressed
Last Line:
It must be read in me
Author:
George Lyttelton (Absolute)
DMI number:
22322

4. At length escaped from every human eye

First Line:
At length escaped from every human eye
Last Line:
There yield up all his power ere to divide you more
Author:
George Lyttelton (Absolute)
DMI number:
22334

5. But blessed is he who exercised in cares

First Line:
But blessed is he who exercised in cares
Last Line:
Fair olives bloom or verdant laurels rise
Author:
George Lyttelton (Absolute)
DMI number:
30558

6. Cobham to thee this rural lay I bring

First Line:
Cobham to thee this rural lay I bring
Last Line:
Be told how Damon and his Delia loved
Author:
George Lyttelton (Absolute)
DMI number:
22307

7. Favourite of Venus and the tuneful nine

First Line:
Favourite of Venus and the tuneful nine
Last Line:
But be a country gentleman at heart
Author:
George Lyttelton (Absolute)
DMI number:
22311

8. Few of our sex you say sincerely love

First Line:
Few of our sex you say sincerely love
Last Line:
The rules of pleasing which to you I give
Author:
George Lyttelton (Absolute)
DMI number:
22091

9. Fair nature's sweet simplicity

First Line:
Fair nature's sweet simplicity
Last Line:
Tranquility and love
Author:
George Lyttelton (Absolute)
DMI number:
22319

10. Fair Venus whose delightful shrine surveys

First Line:
Fair Venus whose delightful shrine surveys
Last Line:
Love's surest fort and I will doubt no more
Author:
George Lyttelton (Absolute)
DMI number:
22326

11. Go Thames and tell the busy town

First Line:
Go Thames and tell the busy town
Last Line:
A Pope of every swain
Author:
George Lyttelton (Absolute)
DMI number:
22317

12. Hear Doddington the notes that shepherds sing

First Line:
Hear Doddington the notes that shepherds sing
Last Line:
Propitious Venus on thy altars bleed
Author:
George Lyttelton (Absolute)
DMI number:
22305

13. Hard is the fortune that your sex attends

First Line:
Hard is the fortune that your sex attends
Last Line:
When most you tyrannize you're most abused
Author:
George Lyttelton (Absolute)
DMI number:
30968

14. Her wit and beauty for a court was made

First Line:
Her wit and beauty for a court was made
Last Line:
But truth and goodness fit her for a shade
Author:
George Lyttelton (Absolute)
DMI number:
19453

15. Immortal bard for whom each muse has wove

First Line:
Immortal bard for whom each muse has wove
Last Line:
And join the patriot's to the poet's praise
Author:
George Lyttelton (Absolute)
DMI number:
2790

16. Let others heap of wealth a shining store

First Line:
Let others heap of wealth a shining store
Last Line:
This hour is love's be fortune's all the rest
Author:
George Lyttelton (Absolute)
DMI number:
22315

17. Methought I saw before my feet

First Line:
Methought I saw before my feet
Last Line:
Virtue would think her best reward
Author:
George Lyttelton (Absolute)
DMI number:
30373

18. Made to engage all hearts and charm all eyes

First Line:
Made to engage all hearts and charm all eyes
Last Line:
Her mind was virtue by the graces dressed
Author:
George Lyttelton (Absolute)
DMI number:
22335

19. None without hope ever loved the brightest fair

First Line:
None without hope ever loved the brightest fair
Last Line:
But love can hope when reason would despair
Author:
George Lyttelton (Absolute)
DMI number:
26913

20. None without hope ever loved the brightest fair

First Line:
None without hope ever loved the brightest fair
Last Line:
But love can hope where reason would despair
Author:
George Lyttelton (Absolute)
DMI number:
22318

21. O thou whose friendship is my joy and pride

First Line:
O thou whose friendship is my joy and pride
Last Line:
That happiness is near allied to love
Author:
George Lyttelton (Absolute)
DMI number:
18980

22. O native isle fair freedom's happiest seat

First Line:
O native isle fair freedom's happiest seat
Last Line:
The proudest slave of Bourbon's race disdain
Author:
George Lyttelton (Absolute)
DMI number:
28529

23. Parent of arts whose skillful hand first taught

First Line:
Parent of arts whose skillful hand first taught
Last Line:
And other Bleinheims shall adorn the land
Author:
George Lyttelton (Absolute)
DMI number:
2789

24. Parent of blooming flowers and gay desires

First Line:
Parent of blooming flowers and gay desires
Last Line:
Can warm my heart to gladness and to love
Author:
George Lyttelton (Absolute)
DMI number:
22314

25. On Thames's bank a gentle youth

First Line:
On Thames's bank a gentle youth
Last Line:
But that she had not time
Author:
George Lyttelton (Absolute)
DMI number:
22327

26. Once by the muse alone inspired

First Line:
Once by the muse alone inspired
Last Line:
Its real flame to tell
Author:
George Lyttelton (Absolute)
DMI number:
22320

27. Pope to whose reed beneath the beechen shade

First Line:
Pope to whose reed beneath the beechen shade
Last Line:
And light's last blushes tinged the distant hills
Author:
George Lyttelton (Absolute)
DMI number:
22303

28. Say dearest friend how roll thy hours away

First Line:
Say dearest friend how roll thy hours away
Last Line:
And tells me these like England once were free
Author:
George Lyttelton (Absolute)
DMI number:
18818

29. Say Myra why is gentle love

First Line:
Say Myra why is gentle love
Last Line:
That never feels a pain
Author:
George Lyttelton (Absolute)
DMI number:
22316

30. Such is thy form O Poyntz but who shall find

First Line:
Such is thy form O Poyntz but who shall find
Last Line:
Would for another think this praise designed
Author:
George Lyttelton (Absolute)
DMI number:
22310

31. Tell me my Delia tell me why

First Line:
Tell me my Delia tell me why
Last Line:
But I believe because I love
Author:
George Lyttelton (Absolute)
DMI number:
22313

32. The heavy hours are almost past

First Line:
The heavy hours are almost past
Last Line:
To die and think you mine
Author:
George Lyttelton (Absolute)
DMI number:
22312

33. The counsel of a friend Belinda hear

First Line:
The counsel of a friend Belinda hear
Last Line:
The rules of pleasing which to you I give
Author:
George Lyttelton (Absolute)
DMI number:
21391

34. The counsels of a friend Belinda hear

First Line:
The counsels of a friend Belinda hear
Last Line:
The rules of pleasing which to you I give
Author:
George Lyttelton (Absolute)
DMI number:
12335

35. The gods o Walpole give no bliss sincere

First Line:
The gods o Walpole give no bliss sincere
Last Line:
He found her kind and soon believed her true
Author:
George Lyttelton (Absolute)
DMI number:
22306

36. Though Britain's genius hung her drooping head

First Line:
Though Britain's genius hung her drooping head
Last Line:
When senates thus reward the glorious deed
Author:
George Lyttelton (Confident)
DMI number:
25404

37. Though Britain's genius hung his drooping head

First Line:
Though Britain's genius hung his drooping head
Last Line:
When senates thus reward the glorious deed
Author:
George Lyttelton (Speculation) & John Duncombe (Absolute)
DMI number:
30872

38. To him who in an hour must die

First Line:
To him who in an hour must die
Last Line:
The pain I feel from this delay
Author:
George Lyttelton (Absolute)
DMI number:
22323

39. To ease my troubled mind of anxious care

First Line:
To ease my troubled mind of anxious care
Last Line:
My heart shall break to leave thee wholly free
Author:
George Lyttelton (Absolute)
DMI number:
22324

40. Twas night and Flavia to her room retired

First Line:
Twas night and Flavia to her room retired
Last Line:
All other wishes my own power would gain
Author:
George Lyttelton (Absolute)
DMI number:
22309

41. When Delia on the plain appears

First Line:
When Delia on the plain appears
Last Line:
Tell me my heart if this be love
Author:
George Lyttelton (Absolute)
DMI number:
10980

42. When peace shall on her downy wing

First Line:
When peace shall on her downy wing
Last Line:
From Britain stolen her H-v-y's heart
Author:
George Lyttelton (Absolute)
DMI number:
31320

43. When I think on your truth I doubt you no more

First Line:
When I think on your truth I doubt you no more
Last Line:
For they are not ill founded or you feel the same
Author:
George Lyttelton (Absolute)
DMI number:
22330

44. With me while present may thy lovely eyes

First Line:
With me while present may thy lovely eyes
Last Line:
And every minute count as I do now
Author:
George Lyttelton (Absolute)
DMI number:
24380

45. With me while present may thy lovely eyes

First Line:
With me while present may thy lovely eyes
Last Line:
Then every minute count as I do now
Author:
George Lyttelton (Absolute)
DMI number:
22332

46. Ye sylvan scenes with artless beauty gay

First Line:
Ye sylvan scenes with artless beauty gay
Last Line:
How much the wife is dearer than the bride
Author:
George Lyttelton (Absolute)
DMI number:
22333

47. Your shape your lips your eyes are still the same

First Line:
Your shape your lips your eyes are still the same
Last Line:
Were far more blest when you like me could love
Author:
George Lyttelton (Absolute)
DMI number:
22329