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1. 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

2. 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

3. 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

4. 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

5. 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

6. 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

7. 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

8. 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

9. 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

10. 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

11. Immortal bard for whom each muse has wove

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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

12. 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

13. 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

14. 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

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

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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

16. 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

17. If some great artist in whose works conspire

First Line:
If some great artist in whose works conspire
Last Line:
And never leave him till you've sucked him dry
Author:
James Miller (Absolute)
DMI number:
37646

18. Methought I saw before my feet

First Line:
Methought I saw before my feet
Last Line:
Virtue would think her best reward
Author:
George Lyttelton (Absolute)
DMI number:
30373

19. Madam | Tis not the splendour of Great Britain's crown

First Line:
Madam | Tis not the splendour of Great Britain's crown
Last Line:
And worthy prove of Anna's sacred reign
DMI number:
39988

20. Poets of old with every genius blessed

First Line:
Poets of old with every genius blessed
Last Line:
But then they are not worth the bread they eat
DMI number:
24748