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1. 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

2. As when the king of peace and lord of love

First Line:
As when the king of peace and lord of love
Last Line:
And ask the certain way to rise as high
Author:
George Sewell (Confident) & William Broome (Confident)
DMI number:
1474

3. But now suppose we may one woman find

First Line:
But now suppose we may one woman find
Last Line:
To blame the sex and scandal all the rest
Author:
George Sewell (Absolute)
DMI number:
30456

4. Condemn me not Galesia fair unknown

First Line:
Condemn me not Galesia fair unknown
Last Line:
Enough he's punished in his losing thee
Author:
George Sewell (Confident)
DMI number:
1472

5. Conscience thou home-felt friend or innate foe

First Line:
Conscience thou home-felt friend or innate foe
Last Line:
And heaven is half obtained before we die
Author:
George Sewell (Speculation)
DMI number:
12001

6. Feed cow herd feed thy oxen far away

First Line:
Feed cow herd feed thy oxen far away
Last Line:
Drive home the breathing statue with the herd
Author:
George Sewell (Confident)
DMI number:
1464

7. Fair royal mourner hear the pious muse

First Line:
Fair royal mourner hear the pious muse
Last Line:
And faithful to his god in sad obedience bowed
Author:
George Sewell (Confident)
DMI number:
1471

8. Go mighty prince and those great nations see

First Line:
Go mighty prince and those great nations see
Last Line:
To shine in peace or war and be again admired
Author:
Sir Samuel Garth (Absolute) & George Sewell (Absolute)
DMI number:
1460

9. Gallants without a length of formal speeches

First Line:
Gallants without a length of formal speeches
Last Line:
Have bit a widow cannot bite a beau
Author:
George Sewell (Confident)
DMI number:
1480

10. In a hot fit I boasted I could bear

First Line:
In a hot fit I boasted I could bear
Last Line:
Yet know you anchor in a doubtful bay
Author:
George Sewell (Confident)
DMI number:
1477

11. 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

12. Lord when thy fearful indignation burns

First Line:
Lord when thy fearful indignation burns
Last Line:
And in their sudden flight confess their shame
Author:
George Sewell (Confident)
DMI number:
1475

13. If Oronooko in the drama shines

First Line:
If Oronooko in the drama shines
Last Line:
Can raise the poet and the player too
Author:
George Sewell (Speculation)
DMI number:
11768

14. No critic's wit or censure can accuse

First Line:
No critic's wit or censure can accuse
Last Line:
And reaps the blessings of a power unseen
Author:
George Sewell (Confident)
DMI number:
1476

15. Once more great prince in shining arms appear

First Line:
Once more great prince in shining arms appear
Last Line:
That might become a Roman or a Gaul
Author:
George Sewell (Confident)
DMI number:
1469

16. Swayed by the vulgar tide forgive the wrong

First Line:
Swayed by the vulgar tide forgive the wrong
Last Line:
The wars you write the freedom you defend
Author:
George Sewell (Confident)
DMI number:
1481

17. Then dire Pharsalia's plain all breathing blood

First Line:
Then dire Pharsalia's plain all breathing blood
Last Line:
They careless pass and leave disdainfully behind
Author:
George Sewell (Confident)
DMI number:
1466

18. These Cato's morals were and this the kind

First Line:
These Cato's morals were and this the kind
Last Line:
And quit the score between her gods and Rome
Author:
George Sewell (Confident)
DMI number:
1465

19. 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

20. This play I wonder how the thing could hold

First Line:
This play I wonder how the thing could hold
Last Line:
The world shall strike by land as well as sea
Author:
George Sewell (Confident)
DMI number:
1479