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1041. When first our poet set himself to write

First Line:
When first our poet set himself to write
Last Line:
Be kind today and cuckold him tomorrow
Author:
John Dryden (Absolute)
DMI number:
35758

1042. When first the ark was landed on the shore

First Line:
When first the ark was landed on the shore
Last Line:
Still to have such a king and this king long
DMI number:
35801

1043. When first the children of the muse began

First Line:
When first the children of the muse began
Last Line:
And give him spirit for a nobler strain
Author:
John Home (Absolute)
DMI number:
31755

1044. When first the haughty critic's dreadful rage

First Line:
When first the haughty critic's dreadful rage
Last Line:
See the piece first then damn it if you will
DMI number:
31699

1045. When frighted poets give the town a play

First Line:
When frighted poets give the town a play
Last Line:
The opening bud may prove a beauteous flower
Author:
George Colman (Absolute)
DMI number:
39026

1046. When laureled Shakespeare ruled the infant stage

First Line:
When laureled Shakespeare ruled the infant stage
Last Line:
Of foreign tumblers or of Punchanellos
Author:
James Dodd (Confident)
DMI number:
17549

1047. When learning's triumph over her barbarous foes

First Line:
When learning's triumph over her barbarous foes
Last Line:
And truth diffuse her radiance from the stage
Author:
Samuel Johnson (Absolute)
DMI number:
22346

1048. When once a poet settles an ill name

First Line:
When once a poet settles an ill name
Last Line:
And plot to purpose when they get your money
Author:
Thomas Southerne (Absolute)
DMI number:
17531

1049. When Orpheus tuned his lyre to pleasing woe

First Line:
When Orpheus tuned his lyre to pleasing woe
Last Line:
While from that circle we divert your sight
Author:
Joseph Addison (Absolute)
DMI number:
39037

1050. When Orpheus tuned his pipe with pleasing woe

First Line:
When Orpheus tuned his pipe with pleasing woe
Last Line:
While from that circle we divert your sight
Author:
Joseph Addison (Absolute)
DMI number:
35933