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1. A thousand suitors courted me in throng

First Line:
A thousand suitors courted me in throng
Last Line:
A matron's glory is to live retired
DMI number:
6238

2. As Nero on his harp once played while Rome

First Line:
As Nero on his harp once played while Rome
Last Line:
Remains like burning glass as cold as ice
DMI number:
5229

3. By various means the immortal Homer seeks

First Line:
By various means the immortal Homer seeks
Last Line:
Ulysses wanders and Achilles fights
DMI number:
5072

4. Crying and blushing thus fair Helen mourned

First Line:
Crying and blushing thus fair Helen mourned
Last Line:
That which you left me was the worst half Nelly
Author:
Anthony Hammond (Confident)
DMI number:
10530

5. For twice nine centuries why has partial fame

First Line:
For twice nine centuries why has partial fame
Last Line:
That he who raised the arts surpassed them too
DMI number:
17408

6. Happily housed these Lares are

First Line:
Happily housed these Lares are
Last Line:
Then might the merry Lares sing
DMI number:
25204

7. Had Alexander your bright form surveyed

First Line:
Had Alexander your bright form surveyed
Last Line:
For one's too mean a sacrifice to you
DMI number:
5447

8. Had she but lived in Cleopatra's age

First Line:
Had she but lived in Cleopatra's age
Last Line:
That all the world for love had well been lost
DMI number:
4757

9. Here rest I Philip on the Aegean shore

First Line:
Here rest I Philip on the Aegean shore
Last Line:
To me he owes it for he was my son
Author:
Samuel Wesley (Absolute)
DMI number:
150

10. His march whom over main land his navy bears

First Line:
His march whom over main land his navy bears
Last Line:
Obstructs blush blush ye mountains and ye seas
Author:
Samuel Wesley (Absolute)
DMI number:
149