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1. Above that bridge which lofty turrets crown

First Line:
Above that bridge which lofty turrets crown
Last Line:
Boast safely challenge either Rome or Greece
Author:
Charles Hopkins (Confident)
DMI number:
4047

2. Annals and statues have the hero graced

First Line:
Annals and statues have the hero graced
Last Line:
And England against England never fight
DMI number:
4590

3. Amidst the loud applause which fills the ears

First Line:
Amidst the loud applause which fills the ears
Last Line:
Rival his mighty father in renown
DMI number:
3507

4. At Anna's call the British troops advance

First Line:
At Anna's call the British troops advance
Last Line:
He dares not meet the fatal thunder there
DMI number:
6035

5. By deathless Phoebus tis not to be born

First Line:
By deathless Phoebus tis not to be born
Last Line:
He who brought you glory bring your peace
DMI number:
7234

6. 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

7. Folly and vice are easy to describe

First Line:
Folly and vice are easy to describe
Last Line:
But from the uncorrupted blood of kings
Author:
Wentworth Dillon (Absolute)
DMI number:
4153

8. From low and abject themes the groveling muse

First Line:
From low and abject themes the groveling muse
Last Line:
From such a chief to fight and bard to sing
Author:
John Philips (Absolute)
DMI number:
8049

9. Great liberty each Britons chief delight

First Line:
Great liberty each Britons chief delight
Last Line:
He'd own you fought beyond what he could write
DMI number:
25556

10. Great without fault and without rashness brave

First Line:
Great without fault and without rashness brave
Last Line:
England gave praise and England's king a tear
DMI number:
30448

11. How nobly did our grateful city join

First Line:
How nobly did our grateful city join
Last Line:
Great Nassau's glories and the Boyne shall last
DMI number:
4660

12. It's true Tallard when fickle chance denied

First Line:
It's true Tallard when fickle chance denied
Last Line:
In British Queens at least the attribute is wrong
DMI number:
5881

13. John Duke of Marlborough champion of our cause

First Line:
John Duke of Marlborough champion of our cause
Last Line:
His triumphs over the wondering world displayed
DMI number:
5862

14. Madam | When for our sakes your hero you resigned

First Line:
Madam | When for our sakes your hero you resigned
Last Line:
And round him the pleased audience clap their wings
Author:
John Dryden (Absolute)
DMI number:
4172

15. Madam | With fear amid the joyful throng

First Line:
Madam | With fear amid the joyful throng
Last Line:
Confess his error and offend no more
Author:
John Oldmixon (Speculation)
DMI number:
6233

16. O sacred bards O all ye tuneful throng

First Line:
O sacred bards O all ye tuneful throng
Last Line:
But never more of promised empires dream
DMI number:
8432

17. Oh when together will one age afford

First Line:
Oh when together will one age afford
Last Line:
Who most shall praise so great a chief so good a queen
DMI number:
9355

18. Persons and things may differ in their name

First Line:
Persons and things may differ in their name
Last Line:
In one word - Marlborough - are all contained
DMI number:
5866

19. Rejoice all ye Britons your loyal strains raise

First Line:
Rejoice all ye Britons your loyal strains raise
Last Line:
A monarch so great and a people so free
DMI number:
22040

20. Sir | Since you oft invite me to renew

First Line:
Sir | Since you oft invite me to renew
Last Line:
Which neither craft shall loose nor force shall cut
Author:
George Stepney (Absolute)
DMI number:
3458