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1. 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

2. 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

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 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

5. 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

6. 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

7. 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

8. 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

9. 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

10. 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

11. 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

12. 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

13. Lost in the gloomy horror of the night

First Line:: Lost in the gloomy horror of the night
Last Line:: A stately prospect waving in the clouds
Author:: Joseph Addison (Absolute)
DMI number:: 4163

14. Mean while the queen fanning a secret fire

First Line:: Mean while the queen fanning a secret fire
Last Line:: Which done her whole life vanished into air
Author:: Sidney Godolphin (Confident) & Edmund Waller (Confident)
DMI number:: 6735

15. 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

16. Now over the glittering lawns Aurora spread

First Line:: Now over the glittering lawns Aurora spread
Last Line:: With all the glorious temples of the gods
Author:: Christopher Pitt (Absolute)
DMI number:: 31693

17. On death and wounds Camilla looks with joy

First Line:: On death and wounds Camilla looks with joy
Last Line:: And murmuring with disdain the beauteous body leaves
Author:: John Stafford (Absolute)
DMI number:: 3929

18. 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

19. So fierce her looks such terrors from her eyes

First Line:: So fierce her looks such terrors from her eyes
Last Line:: Her sister furies tremble and retire
Author:: Christopher Pitt (Absolute)
DMI number:: 31665

20. 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

21. Then fell proud Ilion's bulwarks towers and spires

First Line:: Then fell proud Ilion's bulwarks towers and spires
Last Line:: And stretched out huge in length the unmeasured ruin lies
Author:: Christopher Pitt (Absolute)
DMI number:: 31670

22. Then fell the king who yet survived the state

First Line:: Then fell the king who yet survived the state
Last Line:: A headless carcass and a nameless thing
Author:: Sir John Denham (Absolute)
DMI number:: 42027

23. 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

24. The winds embattled as the mountain rent

First Line:: The winds embattled as the mountain rent
Last Line:: Grim death appeared and glared in every face
Author:: Christopher Pitt (Absolute)
DMI number:: 31668

25. 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

26. This end had Priam's destinies all this chance him fortune sent

First Line:: This end had Priam's destinies all this chance him fortune sent
Last Line:: His head besides his shoulders laid his corpse no more of name
Author:: Thomas Phaer [Phayer] (Absolute)
DMI number:: 42026

27. They slay the guards they burst the gates and join

First Line:: They slay the guards they burst the gates and join
Last Line:: From some steep rock the sounding ruin hears
Author:: Christopher Pitt (Absolute)
DMI number:: 31674

28. 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

29. Twas night and weary with the toils of day

First Line:: Twas night and weary with the toils of day
Last Line:: And thus she vents the tempest of her soul
Author:: Christopher Pitt (Absolute)
DMI number:: 31688

30. What shall I do shall I in vain implore

First Line:: What shall I do shall I in vain implore
Last Line:: The grief that raged tumultuous in her breast
Author:: Christopher Pitt (Absolute)
DMI number:: 31690

31. While yet he spoke her looks the youth confound

First Line:: While yet he spoke her looks the youth confound
Last Line:: The thirst of slaughter and the rage of war
Author:: Christopher Pitt (Absolute)
DMI number:: 31667