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1. A Hama-Dryad flourished in these days

First Line:
A Hama-Dryad flourished in these days
Last Line:
How Venus once revenged neglected love
Author:
Sir Samuel Garth (Absolute)
DMI number:
12025

2. Erechtheus next the Athenian sceptre swayed

First Line:
Erechtheus next the Athenian sceptre swayed
Last Line:
And boldly ventured on the swelling tide
Author:
Samuel Croxall (Confident)
DMI number:
11522

3. Here ceased the nymph the fair assembly broke

First Line:
Here ceased the nymph the fair assembly broke
Last Line:
He seeks Titanian Circe's horrid court
Author:
Nicholas Rowe (Absolute)
DMI number:
11950

4. In Babylon where first her Queen for state

First Line:
In Babylon where first her Queen for state
Last Line:
And drew attentive all the sister-throng
Author:
Laurence Eusden (Confident)
DMI number:
11404

5. Iphis of vulgar birth by chance had viewed

First Line:
Iphis of vulgar birth by chance had viewed
Last Line:
And both the lovers glow with mutual fire
Author:
Sir Samuel Garth (Absolute)
DMI number:
12026

6. Let the sad fate of wretched Byblis prove

First Line:
Let the sad fate of wretched Byblis prove
Last Line:
And to a fountain turned the weeping fair
Author:
Stephen Harvey (Absolute)
DMI number:
6631

7. Now Glaucus with a lover's haste bounds over

First Line:
Now Glaucus with a lover's haste bounds over
Last Line:
Destruction to those barks that beat the seas
Author:
Sir Samuel Garth (Absolute)
DMI number:
11952

8. Now a long interval of time succeeds

First Line:
Now a long interval of time succeeds
Last Line:
What mortal now shall seek the gods with prayer
Author:
John Gay (Absolute)
DMI number:
11716

9. Now shone the morning star in bright array

First Line:
Now shone the morning star in bright array
Last Line:
And from the lavished lock the name of Ciris took
Author:
Samuel Croxall (Confident)
DMI number:
14277

10. Now shone the morning star in bright array

First Line:
Now shone the morning star in bright array
Last Line:
And from the ravished lock the name of Ciris took
Author:
Samuel Croxall (Confident)
DMI number:
11644

11. Picus who once the Ausonian sceptre held

First Line:
Picus who once the Ausonian sceptre held
Last Line:
Declined the voyage and am refuged here
Author:
Sir Samuel Garth (Absolute)
DMI number:
12012

12. The Argonauts now stemmed the foaming tide

First Line:
The Argonauts now stemmed the foaming tide
Last Line:
And with his booty joyfully retires
Author:
Nahum Tate (Absolute)
DMI number:
4170

13. The fame of this perhaps through Crete had flown

First Line:
The fame of this perhaps through Crete had flown
Last Line:
And the warm youth enjoys the lovely maid
Author:
John Dryden (Absolute)
DMI number:
4853

14. Though guilty Clytie thus the sun betrayed

First Line:
Though guilty Clytie thus the sun betrayed
Last Line:
And with sweet novelty your taste will please
Author:
Laurence Eusden (Confident)
DMI number:
11440

15. Thus did the nymphs in vain caress the boy

First Line:
Thus did the nymphs in vain caress the boy
Last Line:
A rising stalk with yellow blossoms crowned
Author:
Joseph Addison (Absolute)
DMI number:
11345

16. To the inmost courts the Grecian youths were led

First Line:
To the inmost courts the Grecian youths were led
Last Line:
To fortune's and so brave a general's hands
Author:
Nahum Tate (Absolute)
DMI number:
11639