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1. Ah Tityrus you can sit beneath a tree

First Line:
Ah Tityrus you can sit beneath a tree
Last Line:
Shadows of hills grow long and the sun low
DMI number:
41828

2. Alas no drug no medicine ever was found

First Line:
Alas no drug no medicine ever was found
Last Line:
Procure though not so fair an easier love
Author:
William Bowman (Confident)
DMI number:
1395

3. 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

4. Arise O Phosphorus and bring the day

First Line:
Arise O Phosphorus and bring the day
Last Line:
Tis barbarous to insult on one that dies
Author:
William Walsh (Absolute)
DMI number:
6683

5. 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

6. Beneath the beech's venerable shade

First Line:
Beneath the beech's venerable shade
Last Line:
From the vast mountain falls the extended shade
DMI number:
31497

7. Dost thou me fly by these tears I thee pray

First Line:
Dost thou me fly by these tears I thee pray
Last Line:
Rather I had my flesh in dust were laid
DMI number:
44528

8. First let thy altars smoke with sacred fire

First Line:
First let thy altars smoke with sacred fire
Last Line:
Their long expected labours of the year
DMI number:
4835

9. 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

10. From Libeans temple cometh forth great fame

First Line:
From Libeans temple cometh forth great fame
Last Line:
As messengers of truth and verity
DMI number:
44518

11. Happy the man who verses in nature's laws

First Line:
Happy the man who verses in nature's laws
Last Line:
And hear the din of Acheron sedate
Author:
Virgil (Absolute)
DMI number:
26946

12. 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

13. Ho Nan whose fish are those that look so dry

First Line:
Ho Nan whose fish are those that look so dry
Last Line:
By turns the various sweets and pains of love
DMI number:
21719

14. 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

15. Is this Dametas Melibeus flock

First Line:
Is this Dametas Melibeus flock
Last Line:
Damm the brook lads ye have well-flowed the mead
DMI number:
41833

16. Incensed the raging prophet thus replies

First Line:
Incensed the raging prophet thus replies
Last Line:
Eurydice resounds along the lengthening shores
Author:
William Pattison (Absolute)
DMI number:
11881

17. Mean time the monarch of the watery main

First Line:
Mean time the monarch of the watery main
Last Line:
And in their hopes the fleets already flame
DMI number:
28461

18. Now scorching Sirius burnt the thirsty moors

First Line:
Now scorching Sirius burnt the thirsty moors
Last Line:
Eurydice Eurydice the banks resound
Author:
Thomas Creech (Speculation) & Richard Maitland (Absolute)
DMI number:
3917

19. On ship board went the church at heaven's command

First Line:
On ship board went the church at heaven's command
Last Line:
And pilot us into the port of heaven
DMI number:
28139

20. One labour Arethusa to the past

First Line:
One labour Arethusa to the past
Last Line:
Love conquers all and we must yield to love
Author:
Joseph Trapp (Absolute)
DMI number:
6992

21. One labour more O Arethusa yield

First Line:
One labour more O Arethusa yield
Last Line:
Love conquers all and we must yield to love
Author:
Sir William Temple (Absolute)
DMI number:
3793

22. Sicilian muse sublimer strains inspire

First Line:
Sicilian muse sublimer strains inspire
Last Line:
Nor shalt thou share the immortal feasts above
Author:
James Beattie (Absolute)
DMI number:
25921

23. Sicilian muse thy voice and subject raise

First Line:
Sicilian muse thy voice and subject raise
Last Line:
Where thou first drew thy breath dost there commence thy reign
DMI number:
4596

24. Sicilian muses sing sublimer strains

First Line:
Sicilian muses sing sublimer strains
Last Line:
No god shall grace his feast nor goddess bless his bed
DMI number:
3172

25. Since you with skill can touch the tender reed

First Line:
Since you with skill can touch the tender reed
Last Line:
But all his beauty all his prayers were vain
Author:
James Beattie (Absolute)
DMI number:
25922

26. Some peasants not to omit the nicest care

First Line:
Some peasants not to omit the nicest care
Last Line:
In tender souls of pliant plants produce
DMI number:
30171

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 sun reveals the secrets of the sky

First Line:
The sun reveals the secrets of the sky
Last Line:
And mighty relics of gigantic bones
DMI number:
30169

29. Tis usual now an inmate grass to see

First Line:
Tis usual now an inmate grass to see
Last Line:
Of alien trees and apples not her own
DMI number:
30170

30. To my last labour lend thy sacred aid

First Line:
To my last labour lend thy sacred aid
Last Line:
Go home my goats the gloomy night is nigh
Author:
James Beattie (Absolute)
DMI number:
25923

31. What if thou sayest the thing thou dost not mean

First Line:
What if thou sayest the thing thou dost not mean
Last Line:
I'le mock my self and hope past hope alas
DMI number:
44531

32. Whether the nobler horses breed you raise

First Line:
Whether the nobler horses breed you raise
Last Line:
Whilst ravished we the pleasing theme pursue
DMI number:
4816

33. Who boldly dares deny

First Line:
Who boldly dares deny
Last Line:
Swift bounds the burning car nor hears the curbing rein
DMI number:
26784

34. Ye nymphs of Solyma begin the song

First Line:
Ye nymphs of Solyma begin the song
Last Line:
Thy realm for ever lasts thy own messiah reigns
Author:
Alexander Pope (Absolute)
DMI number:
7154