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1. A king is sought to guide the growing state

First Line:
A king is sought to guide the growing state
Last Line:
And all the muses over his acts preside
Author:
John Dryden (Absolute)
DMI number:
12035

2. Acis the lovely youth whose loss I mourn

First Line:
Acis the lovely youth whose loss I mourn
Last Line:
With rapid motion and his name retains
Author:
John Dryden (Absolute)
DMI number:
4854

3. An ancient forest in Thessalia grows

First Line:
An ancient forest in Thessalia grows
Last Line:
He sat himself and kept her still in sight
Author:
John Dryden (Absolute)
DMI number:
11237

4. Already Caeneus with his conquering hand

First Line:
Already Caeneus with his conquering hand
Last Line:
Part fell and part escaped by favour of the night
Author:
John Dryden (Absolute)
DMI number:
11934

5. Autumn succeeds a sober tepid age

First Line:
Autumn succeeds a sober tepid age
Last Line:
When our brown locks repine to mix with odious grey
Author:
John Dryden (Absolute)
DMI number:
9812

6. Before the seas and this terrestrial ball

First Line:
Before the seas and this terrestrial ball
Last Line:
And soft with hard and light with heavy mixed
Author:
John Dryden (Absolute)
DMI number:
1776

7. But when good Saturn banished from above

First Line:
But when good Saturn banished from above
Last Line:
And oxen laboured first beneath the yoke
Author:
John Dryden (Absolute)
DMI number:
9803

8. For mighty wars I thought to tune my lute

First Line:
For mighty wars I thought to tune my lute
Last Line:
While in unequal verse I sing my woes
Author:
John Dryden (Absolute)
DMI number:
4148

9. From him the Caledonians sought relief

First Line:
From him the Caledonians sought relief
Last Line:
Who yearly round the tomb in feathered flocks repair
Author:
John Dryden (Absolute)
DMI number:
11663

10. From Romulus the rise of plays began

First Line:
From Romulus the rise of plays began
Last Line:
That faith to thee that solemn vow I pass
Author:
John Dryden (Absolute)
DMI number:
4146

11. From these first onsets the Sigaean shore

First Line:
From these first onsets the Sigaean shore
Last Line:
And scarce Pelides could believe it true
Author:
John Dryden (Absolute)
DMI number:
11930

12. Full in the midst of this created space

First Line:
Full in the midst of this created space
Last Line:
The Grecian heroes and what deaths they dealt
Author:
John Dryden (Absolute)
DMI number:
11929

13. Hard steel succeeded then

First Line:
Hard steel succeeded then
Last Line:
And justice here oppressed to heaven returns
Author:
John Dryden (Absolute)
DMI number:
9805

14. He who could often and alone withstand

First Line:
He who could often and alone withstand
Last Line:
But those express the grief and these the name
Author:
John Dryden (Absolute)
DMI number:
11938

15. In Cupid's school whoever would take degree

First Line:
In Cupid's school whoever would take degree
Last Line:
But here tis time to rest myself and you
Author:
John Dryden (Absolute)
DMI number:
7332

16. If for thy self thou wilt not watch thy whore

First Line:
If for thy self thou wilt not watch thy whore
Last Line:
In hopes whereof I rest thy cuckold maker
Author:
John Dryden (Absolute)
DMI number:
6753

17. If streaming blood my fatal letter stain

First Line:
If streaming blood my fatal letter stain
Last Line:
And in my lap the ready paper lies
Author:
John Dryden (Absolute)
DMI number:
13065

18. If streaming blood my fatal letter stain

First Line:
If streaming blood my fatal letter stain
Last Line:
As I perform my cruel father's will
Author:
John Dryden (Absolute)
DMI number:
5693

19. Nor could thy form o Cyllarus foreslow

First Line:
Nor could thy form o Cyllarus foreslow
Last Line:
Whose valour equalled his foreseeing mind
Author:
John Dryden (Absolute)
DMI number:
11933

20. Nor him alone produced the fruitful queen

First Line:
Nor him alone produced the fruitful queen
Last Line:
And with her pains revenged his mother's fires
Author:
John Dryden (Absolute)
DMI number:
11894

21. Nor were the gods themselves more safe above

First Line:
Nor were the gods themselves more safe above
Last Line:
Did with promiscuous grace his flowing locks adorn
Author:
John Dryden (Absolute)
DMI number:
11200

22. Near the Cymmerians in his dark abode

First Line:
Near the Cymmerians in his dark abode
Last Line:
And for his hatching nephews smooths the seas
Author:
John Dryden (Absolute)
DMI number:
11923

23. Now Bacchus calls me to his jolly rites

First Line:
Now Bacchus calls me to his jolly rites
Last Line:
The bridegroom's liquor lays the bride asleep
Author:
John Dryden (Absolute)
DMI number:
4151

24. Now brave Perithous bold Ixion's son

First Line:
Now brave Perithous bold Ixion's son
Last Line:
And to his mother-earth with empty belly rushed
Author:
John Dryden (Absolute)
DMI number:
11932

25. Now Jove no longer could her sufferings bear

First Line:
Now Jove no longer could her sufferings bear
Last Line:
And whence began so rare an instrument
Author:
John Dryden (Absolute)
DMI number:
11241

26. Of bodies changed to various forms I sing

First Line:
Of bodies changed to various forms I sing
Last Line:
And earth was metamorphosed into man
Author:
John Dryden (Absolute)
DMI number:
11190

27. Pygmalion loathing their lascivious life

First Line:
Pygmalion loathing their lascivious life
Last Line:
The city Paphos from the founder called
Author:
John Dryden (Absolute)
DMI number:
11893

28. Perceivest thou not the process of the year

First Line:
Perceivest thou not the process of the year
Last Line:
Infirm the stalks unsolid are the leaves
Author:
Ovid (Absolute) & John Dryden (Absolute)
DMI number:
9810

29. Priam to whom the story was unknown

First Line:
Priam to whom the story was unknown
Last Line:
Which to the port desired the Grecian galleys bore
Author:
John Dryden (Absolute)
DMI number:
11927

30. Proceeding onward whence the year began

First Line:
Proceeding onward whence the year began
Last Line:
With kindly moisture and prolific heat
Author:
John Dryden (Absolute)
DMI number:
9811

31. So on Maeander's banks when death is nigh

First Line:
So on Maeander's banks when death is nigh
Last Line:
Aeneas gave the rest her arm supplied
Author:
John Dryden (Absolute)
DMI number:
5728

32. Stay nymph he cried I follow not a foe

First Line:
Stay nymph he cried I follow not a foe
Last Line:
And shook the shady honours of her head
Author:
John Dryden (Absolute)
DMI number:
15478

33. The golden age was first when man yet new

First Line:
The golden age was first when man yet new
Last Line:
And honey sweating through the pores of oak
Author:
John Dryden (Absolute)
DMI number:
9802

34. The first and fairest of his loves was she

First Line:
The first and fairest of his loves was she
Last Line:
And shook the shady honours of her head
Author:
John Dryden (Absolute)
DMI number:
11205

35. The chiefs were set the soldiers crowned the field

First Line:
The chiefs were set the soldiers crowned the field
Last Line:
And eloquence over brutal force prevailed
Author:
John Dryden (Absolute)
DMI number:
11937

36. The fame of this perhaps through Crete had flown

First Line:
The fame of this perhaps through Crete had flown
Last Line:
And the warm youth enjoys the lovely maid
Author:
John Dryden (Absolute)
DMI number:
4853

37. Then Hermes thus a nymph of late there was

First Line:
Then Hermes thus a nymph of late there was
Last Line:
And saw the palace by the purple light
Author:
John Dryden (Absolute)
DMI number:
11247

38. Then Nestor thus what once this age has known

First Line:
Then Nestor thus what once this age has known
Last Line:
And arms among the Greeks and longs for equal foes
Author:
John Dryden (Absolute)
DMI number:
11931

39. The sheep was sacrificed on no pretence

First Line:
The sheep was sacrificed on no pretence
Last Line:
And imitates in vain the children's cries
Author:
John Dryden (Absolute)
DMI number:
25235

40. The sire of Cygnus monarch of the main

First Line:
The sire of Cygnus monarch of the main
Last Line:
And to the Grecian chiefs transfered the cause
Author:
John Dryden (Absolute)
DMI number:
11936

41. These prodigies affect the pious prince

First Line:
These prodigies affect the pious prince
Last Line:
Descends to search the silent house of sleep
Author:
John Dryden (Absolute)
DMI number:
11919

42. These some old man sees wanton in the air

First Line:
These some old man sees wanton in the air
Last Line:
From frequent diving and emerging came
Author:
John Dryden (Absolute)
DMI number:
11925

43. This tale by Nestor told did much displease

First Line:
This tale by Nestor told did much displease
Last Line:
They rise from table and withdraw to rest
Author:
John Dryden (Absolute)
DMI number:
11935

44. Thus Achelous ends his audience hear

First Line:
Thus Achelous ends his audience hear
Last Line:
And such as honour heaven shall heavenly honour share
Author:
John Dryden (Absolute)
DMI number:
9764

45. To this came next in course the brazen age

First Line:
To this came next in course the brazen age
Last Line:
Not impious yet
Author:
John Dryden (Absolute)
DMI number:
9804

46. What farther need of words our right to scan

First Line:
What farther need of words our right to scan
Last Line:
And eloquence over brutal force prevailed
Author:
John Dryden (Absolute)
DMI number:
28160

47. When loose epistles violate chaste eyes

First Line:
When loose epistles violate chaste eyes
Last Line:
And may hereafter better news impart
Author:
John Sheffield (Absolute) & John Dryden (Absolute)
DMI number:
5717

48. Your husband will be with us at the treat

First Line:
Your husband will be with us at the treat
Last Line:
Coax me tomorrow by foreswearing all
Author:
John Dryden (Absolute)
DMI number:
4149