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1. 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

2. As when two bulls for their fair female fight

First Line:: As when two bulls for their fair female fight
Last Line:: So clash their swords and so their shields resound
Author:: John Dryden (Absolute)
DMI number:: 31672

3. But neither median woods a plenteous land

First Line:: But neither median woods a plenteous land
Last Line:: And summer suns recede by slow degrees
Author:: John Dryden (Absolute) & Virgil (Absolute)
DMI number:: 30623

4. But when good Saturn banished from above

First Line:: But when good Saturn banished from above
Last Line:: And oxen laboured first beneath the yoke
Author:: John Dryden (Absolute)
DMI number:: 9803

5. Nor were the gods themselves more safe above

First Line:: Nor were the gods themselves more safe above
Last Line:: Did with promiscuous grace his flowing locks adorn
Author:: John Dryden (Absolute)
DMI number:: 11200

6. Now from the sight of land our galleys move

First Line:: Now from the sight of land our galleys move
Last Line:: And curling smoke ascending from their height
Author:: John Dryden (Absolute)
DMI number:: 28401

7. Of bodies changed to various forms I sing

First Line:: Of bodies changed to various forms I sing
Last Line:: And earth was metamorphosed into man
Author:: John Dryden (Absolute)
DMI number:: 11190

8. The golden age was first when man yet new

First Line:: The golden age was first when man yet new
Last Line:: And honey sweating through the pores of oak
Author:: John Dryden (Absolute)
DMI number:: 9802

9. The morn ensuing from the mountain's height

First Line:: The morn ensuing from the mountain's height
Last Line:: From out their flaming nostrils breathed the day
Author:: John Dryden (Absolute)
DMI number:: 29688