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1. All dangers past at length the lovely bride

First Line:
All dangers past at length the lovely bride
Last Line:
Eurydice the rocks and river banks repied
Author:
John Dryden (Absolute)
DMI number:
28083

2. And as when heavy sleep has closed the sight

First Line:
And as when heavy sleep has closed the sight
Last Line:
The fury flew athwart and made the endeavour void
Author:
John Dryden (Absolute)
DMI number:
28601

3. At this a flood of tears Lavinia shed

First Line:
At this a flood of tears Lavinia shed
Last Line:
Or lilies damasked by the neighbouring rose
Author:
Virgil (Absolute) & John Dryden (Absolute)
DMI number:
31663

4. As when some peasant in a bushy brake

First Line:
As when some peasant in a bushy brake
Last Line:
So from our arms surprised Androgeos flies
Author:
John Dryden (Absolute)
DMI number:
28551

5. As when two bulls for their fair female fight

First Line:
As when two bulls for their fair female fight
Last Line:
So clash their swords and so their shields resound
Author:
John Dryden (Absolute)
DMI number:
31672

6. Aurora now had left her saffron bed

First Line:
Aurora now had left her saffron bed
Last Line:
The spouting blood came streaming on her hands
Author:
John Dryden (Absolute)
DMI number:
28078

7. Both armies from their bloody work desist

First Line:
Both armies from their bloody work desist
Last Line:
And shakes the sounding forest on his sides
Author:
John Dryden (Absolute)
DMI number:
31671

8. But easy quiet a secure retreat

First Line:
But easy quiet a secure retreat
Last Line:
The prints of her departing steps appear
Author:
John Dryden (Absolute)
DMI number:
30624

9. But neither median woods a plenteous land

First Line:
But neither median woods a plenteous land
Last Line:
And summer suns recede by slow degrees
Author:
Virgil (Absolute) & John Dryden (Absolute)
DMI number:
30623

10. Describe we next the nature of the bees

First Line:
Describe we next the nature of the bees
Last Line:
And think it honour at his feet to die
Author:
Virgil (Absolute) & John Dryden (Absolute)
DMI number:
30628

11. Fame the great ill from small beginnings grow

First Line:
Fame the great ill from small beginnings grow
Last Line:
To tell of prodigies and cause affright
Author:
John Dryden (Absolute)
DMI number:
9800

12. Freed from his keepers thus with broken reins

First Line:
Freed from his keepers thus with broken reins
Last Line:
Before his ample chest the frothy waters fly
Author:
John Dryden (Absolute)
DMI number:
12911

13. From thence his way the Trojan hero bent

First Line:
From thence his way the Trojan hero bent
Last Line:
Then the remaining presents did divide
Author:
John Dryden (Absolute)
DMI number:
3824

14. Ho Moeris whither on thy way so fast

First Line:
Ho Moeris whither on thy way so fast
Last Line:
And find a friend at court I'll find a voice
Author:
John Dryden (Absolute)
DMI number:
3791

15. I first transferred to Rome Sicilian strains

First Line:
I first transferred to Rome Sicilian strains
Last Line:
And sudden night surprised the yet unfinished song
Author:
John Dryden (Absolute)
DMI number:
8682

16. Like a fair flower by the keen share oppressed

First Line:
Like a fair flower by the keen share oppressed
Last Line:
Whose heavy head is overcharged with rain
Author:
John Dryden (Absolute)
DMI number:
12915

17. Just in the gate and in the jaws of hell

First Line:
Just in the gate and in the jaws of hell
Last Line:
And empty dreams on every leaf are spread
Author:
John Dryden (Absolute)
DMI number:
9817

18. Mezentius sees him through the squadron ride

First Line:
Mezentius sees him through the squadron ride
Last Line:
The lance besmeared with blood lies broken in the wound
Author:
John Dryden (Absolute)
DMI number:
28544

19. Now from the sight of land our galleys move

First Line:
Now from the sight of land our galleys move
Last Line:
And curling smoke ascending from their height
Author:
John Dryden (Absolute)
DMI number:
28401

20. Now night with sable wings the world overspread

First Line:
Now night with sable wings the world overspread
Last Line:
Of full desire and sunk to pleasing rest
Author:
John Dryden (Absolute)
DMI number:
3956

21. O happy if he knew his happy state

First Line:
O happy if he knew his happy state
Last Line:
Tis time to set at ease the smoking horse
Author:
John Dryden (Absolute)
DMI number:
12926

22. O happy if he knew his happy state

First Line:
O happy if he knew his happy state
Last Line:
To lands that lie beneath another sun
Author:
John Dryden (Absolute)
DMI number:
28297

23. Now rose the ruddy morn from Tithon's bed

First Line:
Now rose the ruddy morn from Tithon's bed
Last Line:
But added colours to the world revealed
Author:
John Dryden (Absolute)
DMI number:
29686

24. Perhaps you may of Priam's fate enquire

First Line:
Perhaps you may of Priam's fate enquire
Last Line:
Leaped headlong from the heights and flames consumed the rest
Author:
John Dryden (Absolute)
DMI number:
31675

25. Sicilian muse begin a loftier strain

First Line:
Sicilian muse begin a loftier strain
Last Line:
No god shall crown the board no goddess bless the bed
Author:
John Dryden (Absolute)
DMI number:
31070

26. Sicilian muse begin a loftier strain

First Line:
Sicilian muse begin a loftier strain
Last Line:
No god shall crown the board nor goddess bless the bed
Author:
John Dryden (Absolute)
DMI number:
3785

27. Surprised with fear he fled along the field

First Line:
Surprised with fear he fled along the field
Last Line:
The mortal tumult mounts and thunders in the skies
Author:
John Dryden (Absolute)
DMI number:
28603

28. The good old man with suppliant hands implored

First Line:
The good old man with suppliant hands implored
Last Line:
And loaded up the hill convey my sire
Author:
John Dryden (Absolute)
DMI number:
31676

29. The fiery courser when he hears from far

First Line:
The fiery courser when he hears from far
Last Line:
He bears his rider headlong on the foe
Author:
John Dryden (Absolute)
DMI number:
30626

30. The calf by nature and by genius made

First Line:
The calf by nature and by genius made
Last Line:
Impatient of the lash and restive to the rein
Author:
John Dryden (Absolute)
DMI number:
30625

31. The morn ensuing from the mountain's height

First Line:
The morn ensuing from the mountain's height
Last Line:
From out their flaming nostrils breathed the day
Author:
John Dryden (Absolute)
DMI number:
29688

32. Then as a hungry lion who beholds

First Line:
Then as a hungry lion who beholds
Last Line:
With unchewed morsels while he churns the gore
Author:
John Dryden (Absolute)
DMI number:
12907

33. The Trojan camp the common danger shared

First Line:
The Trojan camp the common danger shared
Last Line:
And spread where ever the Roman eagle flies
Author:
John Dryden (Absolute)
DMI number:
3825

34. Then young Alcanius whose before this day

First Line:
Then young Alcanius whose before this day
Last Line:
The conquered war is due and the vast world is theirs
Author:
John Dryden (Absolute)
DMI number:
31673

35. Thus equal deaths are dealt and equal chance

First Line:
Thus equal deaths are dealt and equal chance
Last Line:
And the disdainful soul came rushing through the wound
Author:
John Dryden (Absolute)
DMI number:
3913

36. Thus raged the goddess and with fury fraught

First Line:
Thus raged the goddess and with fury fraught
Last Line:
Admit the deluge of the briny streams
Author:
John Dryden (Absolute)
DMI number:
28400

37. Thy fields propitious Pales I rehearse

First Line:
Thy fields propitious Pales I rehearse
Last Line:
Consumes the parching limbs and makes the life his prey
Author:
John Dryden (Absolute)
DMI number:
6627

38. To these the Sybil thus her speech addressed

First Line:
To these the Sybil thus her speech addressed
Last Line:
Where lives Anchises ---
Author:
John Dryden (Absolute)
DMI number:
12641

39. To close the pomp Aethon the steed of state

First Line:
To close the pomp Aethon the steed of state
Last Line:
He walks and the big tears run rolling down his face
Author:
John Dryden (Absolute)
DMI number:
12899