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1. Alas poor country

First Line:
Alas poor country
Last Line:
Dying or ere they sicken
Author:
William Shakespeare (Absolute)
DMI number:
37398

2. And you brave Cobham to the latest breath

First Line:
And you brave Cobham to the latest breath
Last Line:
Oh save my country heaven shall be your last
Author:
Alexander Pope (Absolute)
DMI number:
22418

3. Bid us hope for victory

First Line:
Bid us hope for victory
Last Line:
And always beats against the shore that bounds it
DMI number:
14594

4. England is safe if true within itself

First Line:
England is safe if true within itself
Last Line:
In them and in ourselves our safety lies
Author:
William Shakespeare (Absolute)
DMI number:
14586

5. England never did nor ever shall

First Line:
England never did nor ever shall
Last Line:
If England to itself do rest but true
Author:
William Shakespeare (Absolute)
DMI number:
37435

6. Far to the right where Appenine ascends

First Line:
Far to the right where Appenine ascends
Last Line:
How much unlike the sons of Britain now
Author:
Oliver Goldsmith (Absolute)
DMI number:
34110

7. From camp to camp through the foul womb of night

First Line:
From camp to camp through the foul womb of night
Last Line:
Thawing cold fear
Author:
William Shakespeare (Absolute)
DMI number:
37370

8. French power and weak allies and war and want

First Line:
French power and weak allies and war and want
Last Line:
Control each storm and bid the roar be still
Author:
Sneyd Davies (Absolute)
DMI number:
30473

9. For razed Troy to rear a Troy fit place he searched then

First Line:
For razed Troy to rear a Troy fit place he searched then
Last Line:
Which Lud did after beautify and Lud's town did it call
DMI number:
43716

10. Fond of one art most men the rest forego

First Line:
Fond of one art most men the rest forego
Last Line:
And sneer at Europe's fate and Britain's power
Author:
William Whitehead (Absolute)
DMI number:
30933

11. Give ye Britons then

First Line:
Give ye Britons then
Last Line:
This be the female dignity and praise
Author:
James Thomson (Absolute)
DMI number:
31296

12. Hail happy land whose fertile grounds

First Line:
Hail happy land whose fertile grounds
Last Line:
His own hath rightly understood
Author:
John Gay (Absolute)
DMI number:
29687

13. Hail noble albion where no golden mines

First Line:
Hail noble albion where no golden mines
Last Line:
And ports magnific add and stately ships | Innumerous
Author:
John Dyer (Absolute)
DMI number:
34107

14. Grave precepts fleeting notions may impart

First Line:
Grave precepts fleeting notions may impart
Last Line:
And all his toils in Britain's interest end
Author:
William Melmoth (Absolute)
DMI number:
35217

15. Heavens what a goodly prospect spreads around

First Line:
Heavens what a goodly prospect spreads around
Last Line:
Still labours glorious with some great design
Author:
James Thomson (Absolute)
DMI number:
28321

16. His only blot was this that much provoked

First Line:
His only blot was this that much provoked
Last Line:
Above ourselves our Country should be dear
Author:
James Thomson (Absolute)
DMI number:
37457

17. I can make any country mine I have

First Line:
I can make any country mine I have
Last Line:
Thief with the English what then is my country to me
Author:
Thomas Dekker (Absolute) & Samuel Rowley (Absolute)
DMI number:
14050

18. I will no more return

First Line:
I will no more return
Last Line:
Salute thee for her king
Author:
William Shakespeare (Absolute)
DMI number:
14592

19. Learn hence ye Romans on how sure a base

First Line:
Learn hence ye Romans on how sure a base
Last Line:
Whose first best passion is his country's love
Author:
William Whitehead (Absolute)
DMI number:
37458

20. Mark where its simple front yon mansion rears

First Line:
Mark where its simple front yon mansion rears
Last Line:
And launch our souls into the bright unknown
Author:
Anna Letitia Barbauld [nee Aikin] (Absolute)
DMI number:
35049

21. O England model to thy inward greatness

First Line:
O England model to thy inward greatness
Last Line:
Were all thy children kind and natural
Author:
William Shakespeare (Absolute)
DMI number:
14589

22. O thou by whose almighty nod the scale

First Line:
O thou by whose almighty nod the scale
Last Line:
Still labours glorious with some great design
Author:
James Thomson (Absolute)
DMI number:
27038

23. Of Belgian provinces by union's power

First Line:
Of Belgian provinces by union's power
Last Line:
In nature's youth and happier climates born
Author:
John Dennis (Absolute)
DMI number:
12959

24. O native isle fair freedom's happiest seat

First Line:
O native isle fair freedom's happiest seat
Last Line:
The proudest slave of Bourbon's race disdain
Author:
George Lyttelton (Absolute)
DMI number:
28529

25. O Portius is there not some chosen curse

First Line:
O Portius is there not some chosen curse
Last Line:
Who owes his greatness to his country's ruin
Author:
Joseph Addison (Absolute)
DMI number:
30905

26. O heaven born patience source of peace and rest

First Line:
O heaven born patience source of peace and rest
Last Line:
But in brave minds a scorn of what they bear
Author:
David Mallet (Absolute)
DMI number:
30500

27. O witness heaven

First Line:
O witness heaven
Last Line:
May I never poorly fill the throne of England
Author:
David Mallet (Absolute)
DMI number:
37449

28. On foreign mountains may the sun refine

First Line:
On foreign mountains may the sun refine
Last Line:
And makes her barren rocks and her bleak mountains smile
Author:
Joseph Addison (Absolute)
DMI number:
31948

29. Oh when together will one age afford

First Line:
Oh when together will one age afford
Last Line:
Who most shall praise so great a chief so good a queen
DMI number:
9355

30. Once more unto the breach dear friends once more

First Line:
Once more unto the breach dear friends once more
Last Line:
Cry god for Harry England and St George
Author:
William Shakespeare (Absolute)
DMI number:
34092

31. Our countrymen

First Line:
Our countrymen
Last Line:
As mend upon the world
Author:
William Shakespeare (Absolute)
DMI number:
14588

32. Remember sir my liege

First Line:
Remember sir my liege
Last Line:
And Britains strut with courage
Author:
William Shakespeare (Absolute)
DMI number:
14591

33. She shows you Curius

First Line:
She shows you Curius
Last Line:
And no religion binds men to be traitors
Author:
Benjamin Jonson (Absolute)
DMI number:
14047

34. Stand | Firm for your country and become a man

First Line:
Stand | Firm for your country and become a man
Last Line:
What honesty and virtue cannot work
Author:
Benjamin Jonson (Absolute)
DMI number:
14048

35. Taught power's due use to people and to kings

First Line:
Taught power's due use to people and to kings
Last Line:
The according music of a well mixed state
Author:
Alexander Pope (Absolute)
DMI number:
28242

36. The English nation like the sea it governs

First Line:
The English nation like the sea it governs
Last Line:
And always beats against the shore that bounds it
Author:
John Crowne (Absolute)
DMI number:
14595

37. The queen of scots possessed nought

First Line:
The queen of scots possessed nought
Last Line:
And ein whan they were scant
DMI number:
37296

38. The taste of hot Arabian spice we know

First Line:
The taste of hot Arabian spice we know
Last Line:
Stout are our men and warlike are our steeds
Author:
Edmund Waller (Absolute)
DMI number:
9457

39. The unaltered will

First Line:
The unaltered will
Last Line:
The immense array
Author:
Richard Glover (Absolute)
DMI number:
28319

40. These are thy blessings industry rough power

First Line:
These are thy blessings industry rough power
Last Line:
That waving round recall my wandering song
Author:
James Thomson (Absolute)
DMI number:
31293

41. This royal throne of kings this sceptred isle

First Line:
This royal throne of kings this sceptred isle
Last Line:
Hath made a shameful conquest of itself
Author:
William Shakespeare (Absolute)
DMI number:
14587

42. Though every state by long experience finds

First Line:
Though every state by long experience finds
Last Line:
Yet such when idle are a dangerous pest
Author:
William Alexander (Absolute)
DMI number:
14593

43. Tis liberty alone that gives the flower

First Line:
Tis liberty alone that gives the flower
Last Line:
The undiscoverable secret sleeps
Author:
William Cowper (Absolute)
DMI number:
38562

44. Tis courtly florid and abounds in words

First Line:
Tis courtly florid and abounds in words
Last Line:
As strong as ours and as succinctly writ
Author:
Wentworth Dillon (Absolute)
DMI number:
9483

45. Thrice happy did they know

First Line:
Thrice happy did they know
Last Line:
By boundless good without the power of ill
Author:
James Thomson (Absolute)
DMI number:
34113

46. Twas then the studious head or generous mind

First Line:
Twas then the studious head or generous mind
Last Line:
Taught not to slack nor strain its tender strings
Author:
Alexander Pope (Absolute)
DMI number:
28239

47. What is it that you would impart to me

First Line:
What is it that you would impart to me
Last Line:
The name of honour more than I fear death
Author:
William Shakespeare (Absolute)
DMI number:
37384

48. When Britain fought and triumphed over her foe

First Line:
When Britain fought and triumphed over her foe
Last Line:
Where ever winds could waft or waters flow
DMI number:
37057

49. When this this little group their country calls

First Line:
When this this little group their country calls
Last Line:
And this adorn the state and that defend
Author:
Anna Letitia Barbauld [nee Aikin] (Absolute)
DMI number:
34852

50. While crowds of princes your deserts proclaim

First Line:
While crowds of princes your deserts proclaim
Last Line:
A friendly light and shine in innocence
Author:
Joseph Addison (Absolute)
DMI number:
17842