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1. A messenger came to the king

First Line:: A messenger came to the king
Last Line:: Ywis of none never heard ye
DMI number:: 37596

2. Aurora now fair daughter of the dawn

First Line:: Aurora now fair daughter of the dawn
Last Line:: And such are men and gods compared to Jove
Author:: Alexander Pope (Absolute)
DMI number:: 34087

3. Bevis blessed himselfe and forth yode

First Line:: Bevis blessed himselfe and forth yode
Last Line:: As he was in his flyenge
DMI number:: 37637

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. Ceres desires to know the wondrous cause

First Line:: Ceres desires to know the wondrous cause
Last Line:: In silver streams I reared my watry head
DMI number:: 7304

6. From Cephalus' tragic story read

First Line:: From Cephalus' tragic story read
Last Line:: That drowns my hopes and drives me to despair
Author:: Charles Hopkins (Absolute)
DMI number:: 7366

7. From Libeans temple cometh forth great fame

First Line:: From Libeans temple cometh forth great fame
Last Line:: As messengers of truth and verity
DMI number:: 44518

8. Hence let us go why waste we time in vain

First Line:: Hence let us go why waste we time in vain
Last Line:: Who honour worth and prize thy valour most
Author:: Alexander Pope (Absolute)
DMI number:: 12917

9. How art thou envied let Pygmalion prove

First Line:: How art thou envied let Pygmalion prove
Last Line:: Or how at first hope any more than me
DMI number:: 7375

10. Hippomanes alone with hope inspired

First Line:: Hippomanes alone with hope inspired
Last Line:: Who if they knew thee would be surely thine
Author:: Charles Hopkins (Confident)
DMI number:: 7364

11. Hit him under the wynge

First Line:: Hit him under the wynge
Last Line:: And put it on a spere
DMI number:: 37625

12. How thou art envied let Pigmalion prove

First Line:: How thou art envied let Pigmalion prove
Last Line:: Or how at first hope any more than me
Author:: Charles Hopkins (Confident)
DMI number:: 7363

13. Let Crassus's ghost and Labienus tell

First Line:: Let Crassus's ghost and Labienus tell
Last Line:: Few know Pacorus or Moneses name
Author:: Wentworth Dillon (Absolute)
DMI number:: 10790

14. Mean time the monarch of the watery main

First Line:: Mean time the monarch of the watery main
Last Line:: And in their hopes the fleets already flame
DMI number:: 28461

15. Near the Cimmerians lies a cavern deep

First Line:: Near the Cimmerians lies a cavern deep
Last Line:: And by her painted bow remounts the skies
Author:: George Sandys (Absolute)
DMI number:: 28415

16. Not even the hardest of our foes could hear

First Line:: Not even the hardest of our foes could hear
Last Line:: Nor stern Ulysses tell without a tear
Author:: John Dryden (Absolute)
DMI number:: 10959

17. Oft by the covert of night's shade

First Line:: Oft by the covert of night's shade
Last Line:: Hung out the faithful torch to guide him to her bower
Author:: Charles Parrott (Absolute)
DMI number:: 27799

18. 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

19. Propitious chance led Perseus once to view

First Line:: Propitious chance led Perseus once to view
Last Line:: But you beheld admired and so enjoyed
DMI number:: 7373

20. Propitious chance led Perseus once to view

First Line:: Propitious chance led Perseus once to view
Last Line:: You but beheld admired and so enjoyed
Author:: Charles Hopkins (Confident)
DMI number:: 7361