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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:
William Broome (Confident) & George Sewell (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:
George Sewell (Absolute) & Sir Samuel Garth (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 those dark caverns of the teeming earth

First Line:
In those dark caverns of the teeming earth
Last Line:
Fall innocent and meet us on our guard
Author:
George Sewell (Confident)
DMI number:
11590

11. 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

12. 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

13. 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

14. 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

15. Let Britain now at last no more complain

First Line:
Let Britain now at last no more complain
Last Line:
And bard and heroes equally admire
Author:
George Sewell (Absolute)
DMI number:
15489

16. Meanwhile a king they seek who might sustain

First Line:
Meanwhile a king they seek who might sustain
Last Line:
I in my fame eternally shall live
Author:
George Sewell (Speculation) & Captain Morrice (Speculation)
DMI number:
17447

17. 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

18. Of bodies changed to other forms I sing

First Line:
Of bodies changed to other forms I sing
Last Line:
Shoots forth and gilds the rising dawn of day
Author:
George Sewell (Confident)
DMI number:
17420

19. Oft for my king I drew my sword

First Line:
Oft for my king I drew my sword
Last Line:
And for this creed my graceship spare
Author:
George Sewell (Absolute)
DMI number:
35087

20. Of trivial things I sing surprising scenes

First Line:
Of trivial things I sing surprising scenes
Last Line:
Its squeaking voice and accents not its own
Author:
Joseph Addison (Absolute) & George Sewell (Confident)
DMI number:
11583