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1. Brutus unmoved heard how his Portia fell

First Line:
Brutus unmoved heard how his Portia fell
Last Line:
Should Jack's wife die he would behave as well
DMI number:
25155

2. Did Longshanks purchase with his conquering hand

First Line:
Did Longshanks purchase with his conquering hand
Last Line:
Should give away all that his father won
Author:
Michael Drayton (Absolute)
DMI number:
41919

3. Eight Henrys twice three Edwards and one Stephen

First Line:
Eight Henrys twice three Edwards and one Stephen
Last Line:
All deemed the best of princes to a man
DMI number:
12981

4. Gil's history appears to me

First Line:
Gil's history appears to me
Last Line:
Whose fathers were Gil's skeletons
Author:
Matthew Green (Confident)
DMI number:
21893

5. In doubtful breast whilst motherly pity

First Line:
In doubtful breast whilst motherly pity
Last Line:
To another must I make sepulchre
Author:
Sir Thomas Wyatt (Absolute)
DMI number:
49365

6. Is what we owe great William then

First Line:
Is what we owe great William then
Last Line:
Devoted it to liberty
Author:
Mary Barber (Absolute)
DMI number:
11542

7. My cause concerns not battery nor treason

First Line:
My cause concerns not battery nor treason
Last Line:
Now pray dear Sir one word about the sheep
DMI number:
27448

8. My cause concerns not battery or treason

First Line:
My cause concerns not battery or treason
Last Line:
Now pray dear sir one word about the sheep
DMI number:
35069

9. Normans two Will Hen Stephen Saxons are reckoned

First Line:
Normans two Will Hen Stephen Saxons are reckoned
Last Line:
In York's we have Ned IV V Richard the third
DMI number:
23583

10. O hadst thou served the heroine all thy days

First Line:
O hadst thou served the heroine all thy days
Last Line:
The valiant subject but a timorous king
DMI number:
17369

11. Our history's forged and impudently claims

First Line:
Our history's forged and impudently claims
Last Line:
Casts Austrian sons and teems in nature's scorn
DMI number:
6185

12. That all from Adam first begun

First Line:
That all from Adam first begun
Last Line:
And ours in the afternoon
Author:
Jonathan Swift (Speculation) & Matthew Prior (Speculation)
DMI number:
7423

13. The antiquarian shall in times to come

First Line:
The antiquarian shall in times to come
Last Line:
When in the dust he reads here lies Carlisle
Author:
John Duncombe (Speculation)
DMI number:
26891

14. The thistle and the rose

First Line:
The thistle and the rose
Last Line:
Brave king and lovely queen
DMI number:
35412

15. To the best character he can't afford

First Line:
To the best character he can't afford
Last Line:
I think that man whom none can please is cursed
DMI number:
27420

16. When More some years had chancellor been

First Line:
When More some years had chancellor been
Last Line:
Till More be there again
DMI number:
23584

17. While Churchill led his daring Britons on

First Line:
While Churchill led his daring Britons on
Last Line:
Even now the hero conquers in his race
DMI number:
38404