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1. A king in bloom of youth for freedom die

First Line:
A king in bloom of youth for freedom die
Last Line:
And dread the vengeance of her ancient lord
Author:
John Home (Absolute)
DMI number:
33735

2. A poet once the spartans led to fight

First Line:
A poet once the spartans led to fight
Last Line:
Let Caesar live and Carthage be subdued
Author:
John Dryden (Absolute)
DMI number:
35773

3. A soul as full of worth as void of pride

First Line:
A soul as full of worth as void of pride
Last Line:
If not 'tis I must be ashamed of you
Author:
Alexander Pope (Absolute)
DMI number:
26108

4. Accept O king an humble muse's lay

First Line:
Accept O king an humble muse's lay
Last Line:
They bleeding gnaw a self-avenging file
DMI number:
24553

5. Adieu the horrors of destructive war

First Line:
Adieu the horrors of destructive war
Last Line:
To make us valiant and to keep us free
Author:
Francis Fawkes (Absolute)
DMI number:
27627

6. After our Aesop's fable shown today

First Line:
After our Aesop's fable shown today
Last Line:
As by a word the world itself was made
Author:
John Dryden (Absolute)
DMI number:
35787

7. Against such odds if Edward could succeed

First Line:
Against such odds if Edward could succeed
Last Line:
And future fields with that of Poictiers vie
Author:
William Shirley (Absolute)
DMI number:
37510

8. 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

9. And here must the hero that redeemed our land

First Line:
And here must the hero that redeemed our land
Last Line:
To save the stubborn nation that he loves
Author:
Isaac Watts (Speculation)
DMI number:
4600

10. Along with me in Oxford-groves confined

First Line:
Along with me in Oxford-groves confined
Last Line:
He mourns for her who mourns for Addison
Author:
Edward Young (Absolute)
DMI number:
12003

11. And shall great Halifax resign to fate

First Line:
And shall great Halifax resign to fate
Last Line:
Or Newton die in falling worlds of fire
Author:
George Sewell (Confident)
DMI number:
1470

12. Apollo's favourite hear Britannia's prayer

First Line:
Apollo's favourite hear Britannia's prayer
Last Line:
My Walpole lives and Mortimer despairs
DMI number:
8368

13. As by some tyrant's stern command

First Line:
As by some tyrant's stern command
Last Line:
Thus to the grave in peace descend
Author:
Sir William Blackstone (Absolute)
DMI number:
25799

14. 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

15. At length the mansion gains the welcome shore

First Line:
At length the mansion gains the welcome shore
Last Line:
The story cause and progress of our woe
Author:
Samuel Whyte (Speculation)
DMI number:
36682

16. Attend ye fathers not too rashly run

First Line:
Attend ye fathers not too rashly run
Last Line:
Or live our country's glory and defence
DMI number:
40585

17. Aye now I can with pleasure look around

First Line:
Aye now I can with pleasure look around
Last Line:
He'll launch no more on such fell seas of trouble
Author:
Tobias George Smollett (Absolute)
DMI number:
31692

18. Begar Monsieur tis much in vain

First Line:
Begar Monsieur tis much in vain
Last Line:
Since every brewer there can beat a prince
DMI number:
44351

19. Behold the image of a favourite peer

First Line:
Behold the image of a favourite peer
Last Line:
As did the patriots of the Roman name
DMI number:
18285

20. Blessed liberty how absolute thy power

First Line:
Blessed liberty how absolute thy power
Last Line:
Wolfe nobly conquered when he greatly fell
DMI number:
33552

21. Break sacred morn on our expecting isle

First Line:
Break sacred morn on our expecting isle
Last Line:
As flints are struck before they show their fires
Author:
Edmund Waller (Speculation)
DMI number:
43018

22. Beside his native Thames our poet long

First Line:
Beside his native Thames our poet long
Last Line:
And with just censure let her labours fade
Author:
Richard Glover (Absolute)
DMI number:
37861

23. By virtuous principles to fire the heart

First Line:
By virtuous principles to fire the heart
Last Line:
And knowledge grow the commerce of the isle
DMI number:
12880

24. 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

25. Britannia hush thy martial wrath appease

First Line:
Britannia hush thy martial wrath appease
Last Line:
Shall rise like Douglas to eternal fame
DMI number:
33424

26. Britannia long her hapless fate had mourned

First Line:
Britannia long her hapless fate had mourned
Last Line:
Thus saved his country triumphed and retired
DMI number:
33236

27. Briton behold if patriot worth be dear

First Line:
Briton behold if patriot worth be dear
Last Line:
I borrow immortality from thee
Author:
Paul Whitehead (Absolute)
DMI number:
24030

28. Britons tonight in native pomp we come

First Line:
Britons tonight in native pomp we come
Last Line:
Or kinder censure teach him to forbear
Author:
William Whitehead (Absolute)
DMI number:
37862

29. Britons who constant war with factious rage

First Line:
Britons who constant war with factious rage
Last Line:
And english be the language of mankind
Author:
Sir Richard Steele (Absolute)
DMI number:
35908

30. Cease Britains your laments you weep in vain

First Line:
Cease Britains your laments you weep in vain
Last Line:
And crowned his living brows with living bays
DMI number:
6219

31. Clad with the infant glories of the spring

First Line:
Clad with the infant glories of the spring
Last Line:
Whilst with two godlike souls our Albion's blessed
DMI number:
43164

32. Close in her hallowed grot where mildly bright

First Line:
Close in her hallowed grot where mildly bright
Last Line:
And calm prefer oblivion to disgrace
Author:
William Mason (Absolute)
DMI number:
24462

33. Come Abram's sons from every quarter come

First Line:
Come Abram's sons from every quarter come
Last Line:
And give to golden calves again your praise
DMI number:
40610

34. Come Britons your fate forget to deplore

First Line:
Come Britons your fate forget to deplore
Last Line:
Attend on the glorious tow hundred and four
DMI number:
3380

35. Curse on all cowards say I why bless my eyes

First Line:
Curse on all cowards say I why bless my eyes
Last Line:
And British rights be fixed by British beauty
DMI number:
27190

36. Cursed be the timorous fool whose feeble mind

First Line:
Cursed be the timorous fool whose feeble mind
Last Line:
A steady resolute heroic soul
DMI number:
3655

37. 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

38. Could I but use my pen as you your sword

First Line:
Could I but use my pen as you your sword
Last Line:
Sink by your side or fall before your feet
DMI number:
43510

39. Crammed to the throat with wholesome moral stuff

First Line:
Crammed to the throat with wholesome moral stuff
Last Line:
Nor idly lose it for a wretched jest
Author:
James Thomson (Absolute)
DMI number:
31717

40. Dear sirs | You tell me the nation is all in a flame

First Line:
Dear sirs | You tell me the nation is all in a flame
Last Line:
I'm sure I shall die in some eminent post
DMI number:
33176

41. Disconsolate Britannia mourning sate

First Line:
Disconsolate Britannia mourning sate
Last Line:
And in elegaic numbers celebrate his fame
Author:
Elizabeth Thomas (Confident)
DMI number:
5733

42. Enough to glory and his country given

First Line:
Enough to glory and his country given
Last Line:
And wrapped in wonder sings his maker's praise
DMI number:
36017

43. Deep in a forest's shadowy seat

First Line:
Deep in a forest's shadowy seat
Last Line:
To praise the heavenly favoured boy
Author:
Benjamin Hoadly (Absolute)
DMI number:
23593

44. Do you not wonder sirs in these poor days

First Line:
Do you not wonder sirs in these poor days
Last Line:
But let for once a tragedy succeed
Author:
Charles Hopkins (Absolute)
DMI number:
39567

45. From a small acorn see the oak arise

First Line:
From a small acorn see the oak arise
Last Line:
And by the expanded acorn rules the main
Author:
Christopher Pitt (Absolute)
DMI number:
26772

46. Four crowns the British empire justly claims

First Line:
Four crowns the British empire justly claims
Last Line:
One yet remains pursue and France is thine
DMI number:
16113

47. Friend to my life and parent of my youth

First Line:
Friend to my life and parent of my youth
Last Line:
Through devious tracts and paths unknown before
DMI number:
28338

48. For razed Troy to rear a Troy fit place he searched then

First Line:
For razed Troy to rear a Troy fit place he searched then
Last Line:
Which Lud did after beautify and Lud's town did it call
DMI number:
43716

49. 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

50. From the blessed regions of eternal day

First Line:
From the blessed regions of eternal day
Last Line:
Britain shall be his throne in time to come
DMI number:
3659

51. From the dark regions of eternal night

First Line:
From the dark regions of eternal night
Last Line:
He vanished straight and went to purgatory
DMI number:
12032

52. Genius of Britain spread thy Guardian wing

First Line:
Genius of Britain spread thy Guardian wing
Last Line:
Nor dreading war if war alone can save
DMI number:
20427

53. Gentle idle trifling boy

First Line:
Gentle idle trifling boy
Last Line:
Trifles please the truly wise
Author:
Robert Nugent (Absolute)
DMI number:
22429

54. From this auspicious day three kingdoms date

First Line:
From this auspicious day three kingdoms date
Last Line:
And golden plenty covers all the plain
Author:
Elijah Fenton (Absolute)
DMI number:
11994

55. Go last of Britons who hast dared be free

First Line:
Go last of Britons who hast dared be free
Last Line:
Though never a coronet thy brow has known
DMI number:
24429

56. 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

57. Great Pallas born of Jove's immortal brain

First Line:
Great Pallas born of Jove's immortal brain
Last Line:
Improved in arts with greater lustre reigns
DMI number:
2031

58. Great Romulus who first gave Rome a name

First Line:
Great Romulus who first gave Rome a name
Last Line:
And to her piety must Numa's yield
DMI number:
10848

59. Hail happy isle where spring is ever new

First Line:
Hail happy isle where spring is ever new
Last Line:
Valet de chambre to such company
DMI number:
17729

60. Hail happy land whose fertile grounds

First Line:
Hail happy land whose fertile grounds
Last Line:
His own hath rightly understood
Author:
John Gay (Absolute)
DMI number:
29687

61. 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

62. Hail honoured bard the wonder of our isle

First Line:
Hail honoured bard the wonder of our isle
Last Line:
And latest ages own great Prior's name
DMI number:
15507

63. Hail mighty P of the coasts joint chief

First Line:
Hail mighty P of the coasts joint chief
Last Line:
The worth of those twain Harrys F and P
DMI number:
24448

64. Hail noble patriots of the British isle

First Line:
Hail noble patriots of the British isle
Last Line:
And George and Charlotte be the favourite toast
DMI number:
37541

65. Hail pious queen from thy auspicious reign

First Line:
Hail pious queen from thy auspicious reign
Last Line:
From slavery knavery and presbytery
Author:
Edward Ward (Speculation)
DMI number:
7984

66. Hail royal synod sons of loyalty

First Line:
Hail royal synod sons of loyalty
Last Line:
And every glass with Caesar's health be crowned
DMI number:
44306

67. Grave precepts fleeting notions may impart

First Line:
Grave precepts fleeting notions may impart
Last Line:
And all his toils in Britain's interest end
Author:
William Melmoth (Absolute)
DMI number:
35217

68. Great Britain's genius some months agone

First Line:
Great Britain's genius some months agone
Last Line:
Apply this proverb merry as a Greek
DMI number:
33169

69. Guy Faux no doubt deserved to hang

First Line:
Guy Faux no doubt deserved to hang
Last Line:
And keep another annual feast
DMI number:
24439

70. Hail thought inspiring plant thou balm of life

First Line:
Hail thought inspiring plant thou balm of life
Last Line:
In better numbers than the muses lays
DMI number:
20691

71. Hail tragic bard still while esteem remains

First Line:
Hail tragic bard still while esteem remains
Last Line:
Shall boundless spread spread by the muse and you
DMI number:
35404

72. Hark the trumpet sounds to arms

First Line:
Hark the trumpet sounds to arms
Last Line:
Where ever thy arms O Britain are
DMI number:
2093

73. Here glorious Marlborough for thy wars receive

First Line:
Here glorious Marlborough for thy wars receive
Last Line:
A race as numerous and as fair as they
Author:
George Jeffreys (Absolute)
DMI number:
15449

74. How does Great Britain mistress of the deep

First Line:
How does Great Britain mistress of the deep
Last Line:
Softly don't make a noise she's fast asleep
DMI number:
33974

75. His ancient Rome by party factions rent

First Line:
His ancient Rome by party factions rent
Last Line:
Weeps over her fate and to the gods retires
Author:
Mr. Copping (Absolute)
DMI number:
3224

76. Here wholly freed from censures of the pit

First Line:
Here wholly freed from censures of the pit
Last Line:
Scorning to bow to any but the fair
DMI number:
10242

77. Here Withers rest thou bravest gentlest mind

First Line:
Here Withers rest thou bravest gentlest mind
Last Line:
The last true Briton lies beneath this stone
Author:
Alexander Pope (Absolute)
DMI number:
17791

78. 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

79. In those disastrous and licentious times

First Line:
In those disastrous and licentious times
Last Line:
And peace for long successive ages smile
DMI number:
1865

80. Immortal bard for whom each muse has wove

First Line:
Immortal bard for whom each muse has wove
Last Line:
And join the patriot's to the poet's praise
Author:
George Lyttelton (Absolute)
DMI number:
2790

81. In seventeen hundred and forty five

First Line:
In seventeen hundred and forty five
Last Line:
The church will be demolished
Author:
James Robertson (Absolute)
DMI number:
37923

82. In days of old ere Ampthill towers were seen

First Line:
In days of old ere Ampthill towers were seen
Last Line:
And Luther's light from Henry's lawless bed
Author:
Horace Walpole (Confident)
DMI number:
33571

83. 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

84. Is Britain rescued from th' Italian chain

First Line:
Is Britain rescued from th' Italian chain
Last Line:
Repeat the stroke this Hydra springs no more
DMI number:
8418

85. It is presumption in you to contend

First Line:
It is presumption in you to contend
Last Line:
And wisely yield as did to Leake Tholouse
DMI number:
6084

86. Loud and more loud ye Britons tis he

First Line:
Loud and more loud ye Britons tis he
Last Line:
Attend and let all saucy praise be dumb
DMI number:
11837

87. Long had Britannia mourned her hopeless fate

First Line:
Long had Britannia mourned her hopeless fate
Last Line:
The world her beauty but the youth her love
Author:
Daniel Defoe (Speculation)
DMI number:
3142

88. Long had the tragic muse forgot to weep

First Line:
Long had the tragic muse forgot to weep
Last Line:
And place him nearest to his Phoebus seat
Author:
George Sewell (Confident)
DMI number:
1467

89. Long has sad Albion mourned her coward race

First Line:
Long has sad Albion mourned her coward race
Last Line:
And saw the ocean dyed with Gallic blood
DMI number:
30445

90. Liars speak false so often scarce we know

First Line:
Liars speak false so often scarce we know
Last Line:
And puts a mock upon the king of kings
DMI number:
6080

91. Mourn England mourn let not thy griefs be feigned

First Line:
Mourn England mourn let not thy griefs be feigned
Last Line:
Be sure you justly every point fulfil
DMI number:
44328

92. Must murder then O Rome must fire and blood

First Line:
Must murder then O Rome must fire and blood
Last Line:
And owns his folly when he feels the god
DMI number:
295

93. My Lord | Indulge this offering nor the vow disown

First Line:
My Lord | Indulge this offering nor the vow disown
Last Line:
And win the fairest laurel from the brow of France
DMI number:
11550

94. My lord | When on some antique medal's dimner brass

First Line:
My lord | When on some antique medal's dimner brass
Last Line:
Shall satiate this new Cyrus with his own
Author:
Edward Vernon (Absolute)
DMI number:
33677

95. My mind with lowering heavy clouds depressed

First Line:
My mind with lowering heavy clouds depressed
Last Line:
I rose and penned this vision of the night
DMI number:
38686

96. Mortality would be too frail to hear

First Line:
Mortality would be too frail to hear
Last Line:
Fame shall below his parted breath supply
DMI number:
3662

97. I've heard wise men in politics lay down

First Line:
I've heard wise men in politics lay down
Last Line:
Your prisoners show you've made a brave campaign
Author:
Sir John Vanbrugh (Absolute)
DMI number:
35924

98. If Belville can his generous soul confine

First Line:
If Belville can his generous soul confine
Last Line:
A strategem in war is no deceit
Author:
William King (Absolute)
DMI number:
38222

99. If deathless virtue claims immortal fame

First Line:
If deathless virtue claims immortal fame
Last Line:
And Stair bestowed a tear to mark thy fate
DMI number:
24943

100. Ierne wipe the falling tear away

First Line:
Ierne wipe the falling tear away
Last Line:
Be told of Hartington in times to come
DMI number:
40639