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401. There storied on the walls were to behold

First Line:
There storied on the walls were to behold
Last Line:
And in his arms the fleeting aether caught
Author:
George Sewell (Confident)
DMI number:
11807

402. There was a well so have I wynne

First Line:
There was a well so have I wynne
Last Line:
It was venymous y-wis
DMI number:
37636

403. This rumour entering angry Titan's ears

First Line:
This rumour entering angry Titan's ears
Last Line:
Heaven's darling Jove and now immediate care
DMI number:
6389

404. This tumbledown city so famous of yore

First Line:
This tumbledown city so famous of yore
Last Line:
For there's no other heaven by Cyntra below
DMI number:
35670

405. Those that the top of Pelion barred to build

First Line:
Those that the top of Pelion barred to build
Last Line:
In heaven distinguished by a brighter ray
DMI number:
6703

406. Thou little wag must I be made thy sport

First Line:
Thou little wag must I be made thy sport
Last Line:
And if thou must be trifling do it there
DMI number:
17754

407. Though built by gods consumed by hostile flame

First Line:
Though built by gods consumed by hostile flame
Last Line:
Born by the bird of Caesar and of Jove
Author:
George Granville (Absolute)
DMI number:
3856

408. Thou son of Bacchus and the Cyprian dame

First Line:
Thou son of Bacchus and the Cyprian dame
Last Line:
For thou of lawful loves art th' only king
DMI number:
2048

409. Though Paris to Oenone proved untrue

First Line:
Though Paris to Oenone proved untrue
Last Line:
And endless time shall speak our love and praise
DMI number:
12785

410. Thus Cupid hath by his sly and subtle art

First Line:
Thus Cupid hath by his sly and subtle art
Last Line:
With women's hearts and then they'll never fly true
DMI number:
6840

411. Thus Philomela sung on earth detained

First Line:
Thus Philomela sung on earth detained
Last Line:
There only could she learn a loftier song
DMI number:
25149

412. Thus spake the Aeolian fair whose sorrows move

First Line:
Thus spake the Aeolian fair whose sorrows move
Last Line:
With pitchy clouds involved his muffled face
DMI number:
28403

413. Thus to be ridden whipped and spurred

First Line:
Thus to be ridden whipped and spurred
Last Line:
Full of brown loaves on either side
DMI number:
6907

414. Thus to the gods Anacreon said

First Line:
Thus to the gods Anacreon said
Last Line:
But every pleasure be sincere
DMI number:
15638

415. Thus to the muses spoke the Cyprian dame

First Line:
Thus to the muses spoke the Cyprian dame
Last Line:
But when he finds us studying hard he flies
Author:
Matthew Prior (Absolute)
DMI number:
16859

416. Thus young Achilles in Bithynia's court

First Line:
Thus young Achilles in Bithynia's court
Last Line:
Gods I shall never be gone adieu adieu adieu
Author:
Charles Hopkins (Absolute)
DMI number:
7370

417. Thy influence love through every climate reigns

First Line:
Thy influence love through every climate reigns
Last Line:
Push without genius and arrive at state
DMI number:
31592

418. Tired with long toil Endymion lay reposed

First Line:
Tired with long toil Endymion lay reposed
Last Line:
And silent seemed to say the god of love's at rest
DMI number:
37787

419. Three goddesses long since on Ida's hill

First Line:
Three goddesses long since on Ida's hill
Last Line:
And play who will still she holds all the kings
DMI number:
18207

420. Three goddesses of old on Ida's hill

First Line:
Three goddesses of old on Ida's hill
Last Line:
And play who will yet you hold all the kings
DMI number:
31980

421. To th'inmost courts the Grecian youths were led

First Line:
To th'inmost courts the Grecian youths were led
Last Line:
Whom Cephalus by royal grant commands
Author:
Nahum Tate (Absolute)
DMI number:
4240

422. To Amaryllis lovely nymph I speed

First Line:
To Amaryllis lovely nymph I speed
Last Line:
As sweet to them as honey to your taste
Author:
Francis Fawkes (Absolute)
DMI number:
28312

423. Tis said that Juno Jupiter and Mars

First Line:
Tis said that Juno Jupiter and Mars
Last Line:
Alas he's but the Mercury gallant
DMI number:
8939

424. To sing Achilles wrath O muse prepare

First Line:
To sing Achilles wrath O muse prepare
Last Line:
Who thus in war the bravest chief disgraced
Author:
Arthur Maynwaring (Confident)
DMI number:
4245

425. To blast the man that durst aspire

First Line:
To blast the man that durst aspire
Last Line:
That men repent in barley water
DMI number:
2981

426. To fiercest love my raging thoughts aspire

First Line:
To fiercest love my raging thoughts aspire
Last Line:
And in the fierce embrace embarked for Troy
DMI number:
2073

427. Twas night and weary with the toils of day

First Line:
Twas night and weary with the toils of day
Last Line:
In sleep a soft forgetfulness of care
Author:
Christopher Pitt (Absolute)
DMI number:
40454

428. Twas at the time when to the morning skies

First Line:
Twas at the time when to the morning skies
Last Line:
Look not ah look not on Amynta's eyes
DMI number:
8255

429. Unhappy Dido all her life

First Line:
Unhappy Dido all her life
Last Line:
No sooner flies her lover but she dies
DMI number:
43657

430. Unhappy Tantalus amidst the flood

First Line:
Unhappy Tantalus amidst the flood
Last Line:
In midst of endless treasures starves himself
DMI number:
6768

431. Unmannered death thus rudely to alarm

First Line:
Unmannered death thus rudely to alarm
Last Line:
First in a wig and after in a grave
DMI number:
6911

432. Two tunne there beth of bras

First Line:
Two tunne there beth of bras
Last Line:
Nor deth suffered him bivore
DMI number:
13112

433. Too long with storms of hail and snow

First Line:
Too long with storms of hail and snow
Last Line:
Nor let the Medes insult while you command
Author:
John Duncombe (Absolute)
DMI number:
25379

434. Two formal owls together sat

First Line:
Two formal owls together sat
Last Line:
And no keen cat find more regard
Author:
John Gay (Absolute)
DMI number:
33436

435. We own the sovereign power of Jove

First Line:
We own the sovereign power of Jove
Last Line:
The abode of peace and happiness
DMI number:
25573

436. Venus one day bid all her loves

First Line:
Venus one day bid all her loves
Last Line:
Like Venus looks and like Apollo plays
DMI number:
19360

437. Venus reclined in Ida's grove

First Line:
Venus reclined in Ida's grove
Last Line:
A muse is never idle found
Author:
Mary Goddard (Speculation)
DMI number:
21934

438. Venus when in the sweet Idalian shade

First Line:
Venus when in the sweet Idalian shade
Last Line:
In Roman numbers live secure of fame
Author:
Elijah Fenton (Absolute)
DMI number:
15226

439. Venus who all her sex outvies

First Line:
Venus who all her sex outvies
Last Line:
Bear on their arms at Tunbridge Wells
DMI number:
38406

440. Venus will all this jubilee enjoy

First Line:
Venus will all this jubilee enjoy
Last Line:
Fearless of her unarmed and naked boy
DMI number:
8589

441. Venus contending for the golden ball

First Line:
Venus contending for the golden ball
Last Line:
Unborrowed beauty would have gained the prize
DMI number:
4307

442. Upon a bough hung trembling over a spring

First Line:
Upon a bough hung trembling over a spring
Last Line:
Nymphs take my life since you despise my song
Author:
Philip Ayres (Absolute)
DMI number:
44573

443. What slender boy with odours sweet

First Line:
What slender boy with odours sweet
Last Line:
Secure I'll tempt the deep no more
Author:
William Duncombe (Absolute)
DMI number:
25383

444. What Naso love's great prophet and his slave

First Line:
What Naso love's great prophet and his slave
Last Line:
Grew wondrous mild and his soft notes obeyed
DMI number:
42577

445. Well tis as Bickerstaff has guessed

First Line:
Well tis as Bickerstaff has guessed
Last Line:
And then the signs will be thirteen
Author:
Jonathan Swift (Absolute)
DMI number:
12173

446. What do scholars and bards and astronomers wise

First Line:
What do scholars and bards and astronomers wise
Last Line:
For Richmond that evening had lent her her face
Author:
John Hervey (Absolute)
DMI number:
40498

447. What do scholars and bards and philosophers wise

First Line:
What do scholars and bards and philosophers wise
Last Line:
For Richmond that night had lent her her face
Author:
John Hervey (Absolute)
DMI number:
1129

448. What dreams perplex my restless mind

First Line:
What dreams perplex my restless mind
Last Line:
Her charms too strong to let me range
DMI number:
1933

449. What has this bugbear death to frighten man

First Line:
What has this bugbear death to frighten man
Last Line:
As he who died a thousand years ago
Author:
John Dryden (Absolute)
DMI number:
3914

450. What boon at Phoebus' hallowed shrine

First Line:
What boon at Phoebus' hallowed shrine
Last Line:
Decent in age to wake the lyre
Author:
John Duncombe (Absolute)
DMI number:
25512