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1. A hopeless flame did Corydon destroy

First Line:
A hopeless flame did Corydon destroy
Last Line:
Time or some new desire shall this destroy
Author:
Nahum Tate (Absolute)
DMI number:
3782

2. 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

3. 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

4. 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

5. 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

6. And couldst thou hope dissembler from my sight

First Line:
And couldst thou hope dissembler from my sight
Last Line:
I should not seem quite widowed and undone
Author:
Christopher Pitt (Absolute)
DMI number:
31681

7. 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

8. At that sad prospect that tormenting scene

First Line:
At that sad prospect that tormenting scene
Last Line:
Hope in her looks but anguish at her breast
Author:
Christopher Pitt (Absolute)
DMI number:
31686

9. 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:
John Dryden (Absolute) & Virgil (Absolute)
DMI number:
31663

10. 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

11. 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

12. 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

13. 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

14. 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

15. By a bold people's stubborn arms oppressed

First Line:
By a bold people's stubborn arms oppressed
Last Line:
And on an open stage unburied lye
DMI number:
42600

16. 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

17. But neither Median groves whose happy soil

First Line:
But neither Median groves whose happy soil
Last Line:
And your just praise in lasting numbers sing
Author:
Knightly Chetwood (Absolute)
DMI number:
3708

18. 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:
John Dryden (Absolute) & Virgil (Absolute)
DMI number:
30623

19. 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:
John Dryden (Absolute) & Virgil (Absolute)
DMI number:
30628

20. 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

21. Deformed in dust now Turnus pressed the ground

First Line:
Deformed in dust now Turnus pressed the ground
Last Line:
For him do temples rise and sacred altars smoke
Author:
Moses Mendez (Absolute)
DMI number:
31272

22. 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

23. Ethereal sweets shall next my muse engage

First Line:
Ethereal sweets shall next my muse engage
Last Line:
And set my Tityrus beneath his shade
Author:
Joseph Addison (Absolute)
DMI number:
6619

24. 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

25. Fields to improve and when to till the ground

First Line:
Fields to improve and when to till the ground
Last Line:
They know no check and mock the curbing rein
DMI number:
6632

26. From far huge Atlas' rocky sides he spies

First Line:
From far huge Atlas' rocky sides he spies
Last Line:
The hoary piles of everlasting snow
Author:
Christopher Pitt (Absolute)
DMI number:
31678

27. 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

28. For while he spoke with high disdain and pride

First Line:
For while he spoke with high disdain and pride
Last Line:
The fainting princess to the regal bed
Author:
Christopher Pitt (Absolute)
DMI number:
31683

29. 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

30. 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

31. 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

32. He spoke and speaking chased the clouds away

First Line:
He spoke and speaking chased the clouds away
Last Line:
Throws up the reins and skims the watery way
Author:
Christopher Pitt (Absolute)
DMI number:
31669

33. Her breathless sister runs with eager pace

First Line:
Her breathless sister runs with eager pace
Last Line:
Dissolves in air and mingles with the wind
Author:
Christopher Pitt (Absolute)
DMI number:
31694

34. 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

35. 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

36. Here those who by love's cruelty have died

First Line:
Here those who by love's cruelty have died
Last Line:
With fruitless sorrow pities her too late
Author:
Robert Wolseley (Absolute)
DMI number:
4779

37. I Damon and Alpheus loves recite

First Line:
I Damon and Alpheus loves recite
Last Line:
Bid a sad silence through the Arcadian plains
Author:
Knightly Chetwood (Absolute)
DMI number:
3790

38. I first of Romans stooped to rural strains

First Line:
I first of Romans stooped to rural strains
Last Line:
And to prevailing shades the murmuring world resigned
Author:
Wentworth Dillon (Absolute)
DMI number:
3787

39. 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

40. In peaceful shades which aged oaks diffuse

First Line:
In peaceful shades which aged oaks diffuse
Last Line:
And curling smoke from village tops ascends
Author:
Virgil (Absolute) & John Caryll (Absolute)
DMI number:
3781

41. 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

42. 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

43. Lo while he toils the galling yoke beneath

First Line:
Lo while he toils the galling yoke beneath
Last Line:
Headlong they fall and leave their lives above
Author:
Joseph Warton (Absolute)
DMI number:
30627

44. 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

45. My old acquaintance and my dearest friend

First Line:
My old acquaintance and my dearest friend
Last Line:
Lie down on rushes with the sun get up
Author:
Morrough O'Connor (Absolute)
DMI number:
11846

46. Mopsus since chance does us together bring

First Line:
Mopsus since chance does us together bring
Last Line:
Yet him I could deny and freely give it you
Author:
Richard Duke (Absolute)
DMI number:
41874

47. Mopsus since chance does us together bring

First Line:
Mopsus since chance does us together bring
Last Line:
Yet him I would deny and freely give it you
Author:
Richard Duke (Absolute)
DMI number:
3786

48. 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

49. 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

50. 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