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1. As mariners that in a storm are tossed

First Line:
As mariners that in a storm are tossed
Last Line:
And all obediently her power own
DMI number:
10915

2. As I've been at such great expense

First Line:
As I've been at such great expense
Last Line:
I'll sing their everlasting praise
DMI number:
11235

3. By nature formed to rule embarrassed states

First Line:
By nature formed to rule embarrassed states
Last Line:
Under the covert of a fictitious tale
DMI number:
6421

4. For vain applause while others tune their lays

First Line:
For vain applause while others tune their lays
Last Line:
And hide the source from whence such favours flow
DMI number:
19756

5. From this auspicious day three kingdoms date

First Line:
From this auspicious day three kingdoms date
Last Line:
And golden plenty covers all the plain
Author:
Elijah Fenton (Absolute)
DMI number:
11994

6. Hail beauteous prophetess in whom alone

First Line:
Hail beauteous prophetess in whom alone
Last Line:
You wave your pen and lo the dead arise
DMI number:
43587

7. Here every line and meaning page

First Line:
Here every line and meaning page
Last Line:
The author then can't fail to vend it
DMI number:
19183

8. In moving lines these few epistles tell

First Line:
In moving lines these few epistles tell
Last Line:
And every star its fading fire resigns
Author:
Sir Samuel Garth (Absolute)
DMI number:
6130

9. Long may the laurel flourish on your brow

First Line:
Long may the laurel flourish on your brow
Last Line:
But such as join with Shimei and with Saul
DMI number:
43286

10. My Lord | Indulge this offering nor the vow disown

First Line:
My Lord | Indulge this offering nor the vow disown
Last Line:
And win the fairest laurel from the brow of France
DMI number:
11550

11. My lord | Our poet's rules in easy numbers tell

First Line:
My lord | Our poet's rules in easy numbers tell
Last Line:
And be the Juliana of the age
Author:
Sir Samuel Garth (Absolute)
DMI number:
7041

12. I'll not fatigue Belinda's ear

First Line:
I'll not fatigue Belinda's ear
Last Line:
But makes it please the more
Author:
Mary Chandler (Absolute)
DMI number:
18307

13. Ladies | To you I take the liberty

First Line:
Ladies | To you I take the liberty
Last Line:
As it does often cherish you
DMI number:
7157

14. Lycaeus' son Praxagoras bestowed

First Line:
Lycaeus' son Praxagoras bestowed
Last Line:
The finished work of Anaxagoras
Author:
Francis Fawkes (Absolute)
DMI number:
27517

15. No there's nothing nothing here

First Line:
No there's nothing nothing here
Last Line:
And fill the whole soul with the harmonious strain
DMI number:
10916

16. O matchless genius whose exalted lays

First Line:
O matchless genius whose exalted lays
Last Line:
Charm and compose the moral world to peace
DMI number:
5897

17. Receive great bard thanks from the meanest muse

First Line:
Receive great bard thanks from the meanest muse
Last Line:
To build the house of god be Prior's praise
Author:
J. Newcome (Absolute)
DMI number:
15505

18. Reader this book which I prefer to you

First Line:
Reader this book which I prefer to you
Last Line:
Is filled with pleasant mirth and profit too
DMI number:
8319

19. Shepherds on other banks your flocks may play

First Line:
Shepherds on other banks your flocks may play
Last Line:
Till the pale crescent shed her trembling ray
DMI number:
36939

20. The piercing cold the stormy winds

First Line:
The piercing cold the stormy winds
Last Line:
Remember time is on the wing
Author:
Mary Chandler (Absolute)
DMI number:
18300

21. Through various climes of censure and applause

First Line:
Through various climes of censure and applause
Last Line:
Excuse his agent and encourage him
DMI number:
6553

22. To whom should I but to Cornelius make

First Line:
To whom should I but to Cornelius make
Last Line:
Beyond an age that are inscribed to thee
DMI number:
8594

23. To you right worshipful the brewers

First Line:
To you right worshipful the brewers
Last Line:
So gentry of the dray adieu
DMI number:
10706

24. Two shining maids this happy work displays

First Line:
Two shining maids this happy work displays
Last Line:
And Roman muses sung her beauty's charms
Author:
John Hughes (Absolute)
DMI number:
8339

25. Too long your sex its sprightly thoughts employs

First Line:
Too long your sex its sprightly thoughts employs
Last Line:
Who vindicates from ignorance their fame
Author:
Richard Shackleton (Absolute)
DMI number:
21917

26. When Dryden's tuneful celebrated muse

First Line:
When Dryden's tuneful celebrated muse
Last Line:
The critic's judgement and the poet's wit
DMI number:
5896

27. When heaven did first poetic gifts dispense

First Line:
When heaven did first poetic gifts dispense
Last Line:
While those that have the sun's warm beams shall fade
DMI number:
43287

28. When I perceive the lease bound tenants prove

First Line:
When I perceive the lease bound tenants prove
Last Line:
When years shall cease and time shall be no more
DMI number:
43339

29. When Prior's muse prepares to sing

First Line:
When Prior's muse prepares to sing
Last Line:
Happy am I if but inspired by thee
DMI number:
15488

30. While here the poet paints the charms

First Line:
While here the poet paints the charms
Last Line:
The picture and the life
Author:
David Garrick (Absolute)
DMI number:
22545

31. While in thy verse such rival graces meet

First Line:
While in thy verse such rival graces meet
Last Line:
And bid perfection crown his favourite plan
DMI number:
19752

32. When tuneful ladies strike the trembling lyre

First Line:
When tuneful ladies strike the trembling lyre
Last Line:
Proud that his feathers can the fair employ
DMI number:
6001

33. Whilst Harley with more near approaches blessed

First Line:
Whilst Harley with more near approaches blessed
Last Line:
Write while love lasts and we will ask no more
DMI number:
15496

34. Ye virtuousi have it to you assigned

First Line:
Ye virtuousi have it to you assigned
Last Line:
And leave it to you what force they have to guess
Author:
Sir Simeon Steward (Confident)
DMI number:
4619

35. Worthy the high distinction shewn

First Line:
Worthy the high distinction shewn
Last Line:
A flag must very soon be thine
DMI number:
29631