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1. A bloom like thine attends the vernal rose

First Line:
A bloom like thine attends the vernal rose
Last Line:
And leave the strong impression deep behind
Author:
Samuel Croxall (Speculation)
DMI number:
12689

2. A man so sedulous sincere and kind

First Line:
A man so sedulous sincere and kind
Last Line:
For his own works shall praise him in the gate
DMI number:
9615

3. A perfect judge will read each work of wit

First Line:
A perfect judge will read each work of wit
Last Line:
Invention labours less but judgment more
Author:
Wentworth Dillon (Absolute) & Alexander Pope (Absolute)
DMI number:
29633

4. A scanty fortune clips the wings of fame

First Line:
A scanty fortune clips the wings of fame
Last Line:
And wit in rags is turned to ridicule
Author:
John Dryden (Absolute) & Thomas Parnell (Confident)
DMI number:
29813

5. And now a glance from mild Aurora's eyes

First Line:
And now a glance from mild Aurora's eyes
Last Line:
And Cynthia with her loved Endymion sleeps
Author:
Sir Samuel Garth (Absolute)
DMI number:
22814

6. And now to know no thought of rest

First Line:
And now to know no thought of rest
Last Line:
And find the height of all their heaven in goodness
DMI number:
27009

7. Duty and not ambition is her aim

First Line:
Duty and not ambition is her aim
Last Line:
The glorious pleasures of obedience
Author:
Katherine Philips (Speculation)
DMI number:
9610

8. Freedom from vice is in her nature's part

First Line:
Freedom from vice is in her nature's part
Last Line:
But's witnessed and rewarded both at home
Author:
Katherine Philips (Speculation)
DMI number:
9612

9. Grant but ten thousand pounds Philaurus cries

First Line:
Grant but ten thousand pounds Philaurus cries
Last Line:
And void of that a monarch's wealth is poor
Author:
Elizabeth Carter (Absolute)
DMI number:
24411

10. He spoke and awful bends his sable brows

First Line:
He spoke and awful bends his sable brows
Last Line:
The world's vast concave when the gods contend
Author:
Alexander Pope (Absolute)
DMI number:
12901

11. Her well taught mind which makes her good and great

First Line:
Her well taught mind which makes her good and great
Last Line:
In duty strict in bounty unconfined
DMI number:
9609

12. I am not mad oh would to heaven I were

First Line:
I am not mad oh would to heaven I were
Last Line:
I fear I shall not know him
Author:
William Shakespeare (Absolute)
DMI number:
38416

13. Mark how the lusty sun salutes the spring

First Line:
Mark how the lusty sun salutes the spring
Last Line:
He runs the day and walks the year
Author:
Abraham Cowley (Absolute)
DMI number:
22816

14. No dark ambitious thoughts do cloud her brow

First Line:
No dark ambitious thoughts do cloud her brow
Last Line:
Does with advantage manage every thing
Author:
Katherine Philips (Speculation)
DMI number:
9611

15. Not happiness itself makes good her name

First Line:
Not happiness itself makes good her name
Last Line:
On its sharp point peace bleeds and hope expires
Author:
Edward Young (Absolute)
DMI number:
34247

16. Now morn her rosy steps in th' orient clime

First Line:
Now morn her rosy steps in th' orient clime
Last Line:
Her rosy progress
Author:
John Milton (Absolute)
DMI number:
22812

17. Now rose the ruddy morn from Tithon's bed

First Line:
Now rose the ruddy morn from Tithon's bed
Last Line:
In promise of a glorious day
Author:
John Dryden (Absolute)
DMI number:
22809

18. O dismal change nothing is constant found

First Line:
O dismal change nothing is constant found
Last Line:
To what they were before
Author:
Nathaniel Lee (Absolute) & William Shakespeare (Absolute)
DMI number:
21204

19. Of him I cannot which is hardest tell

First Line:
Of him I cannot which is hardest tell
Last Line:
While they survive my happy saint will live
Author:
Abraham Cowley (Absolute) & Nahum Tate (Absolute) & Katherine Philips (Absolute) & James Smith (Speculation)
DMI number:
9616

20. Of nature's laws his carols first begun

First Line:
Of nature's laws his carols first begun
Last Line:
Till ruddy like his face the sun descends
Author:
John Gay (Absolute)
DMI number:
22768