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61. 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

62. If I where wise those sisters I should hate

First Line:
If I where wise those sisters I should hate
Last Line:
I build them altars whom my hurt have been
DMI number:
44530

63. If streaming blood my fatal letter stain

First Line:
If streaming blood my fatal letter stain
Last Line:
And in my lap the ready paper lies
Author:
John Dryden (Absolute)
DMI number:
13065

64. Justly this punishment was due to him

First Line:
Justly this punishment was due to him
Last Line:
From whence she came and why a sacred well
Author:
Arthur Maynwaring (Absolute)
DMI number:
11499

65. Mean time the wretched Cadmus mourns nor knows

First Line:
Mean time the wretched Cadmus mourns nor knows
Last Line:
Still mild and conscious what they once have been
Author:
Laurence Eusden (Confident)
DMI number:
11445

66. Meanwhile the Latians all their power prepare

First Line:
Meanwhile the Latians all their power prepare
Last Line:
And oft with woeful shrieks of war complains
Author:
Sir Samuel Garth (Absolute)
DMI number:
12020

67. Melodious maids of Pindus who inspire

First Line:
Melodious maids of Pindus who inspire
Last Line:
Joy is again restored and health returns
Author:
Leonard Welsted (Confident)
DMI number:
12045

68. Nor could they form O Cyllarus forestow

First Line:
Nor could they form O Cyllarus forestow
Last Line:
Thy fate -------
Author:
John Dryden (Absolute)
DMI number:
10793

69. Nor could thy form o Cyllarus foreslow

First Line:
Nor could thy form o Cyllarus foreslow
Last Line:
Whose valour equalled his foreseeing mind
Author:
John Dryden (Absolute)
DMI number:
11933

70. Nor him alone produced the fruitful queen

First Line:
Nor him alone produced the fruitful queen
Last Line:
And with her pains revenged his mother's fires
Author:
John Dryden (Absolute)
DMI number:
11894

71. Nor this sufficed the god's disgust remains

First Line:
Nor this sufficed the god's disgust remains
Last Line:
To tell the important secret both combined
Author:
Samuel Croxall (Confident)
DMI number:
11903

72. Nor were the gods themselves more safe above

First Line:
Nor were the gods themselves more safe above
Last Line:
Did with promiscuous grace his flowing locks adorn
Author:
John Dryden (Absolute)
DMI number:
11200

73. Near Enna's walls a spacious lake is spread

First Line:
Near Enna's walls a spacious lake is spread
Last Line:
The god soon reaches with a rapid flight
Author:
Arthur Maynwaring (Absolute)
DMI number:
11491

74. Near the Cimmerians lies a cavern deep

First Line:
Near the Cimmerians lies a cavern deep
Last Line:
And by her painted bow remounts the skies
Author:
George Sandys (Absolute)
DMI number:
28415

75. Near the Cymmerians in his dark abode

First Line:
Near the Cymmerians in his dark abode
Last Line:
And for his hatching nephews smooths the seas
Author:
John Dryden (Absolute)
DMI number:
11923

76. Now brave Perithous bold Ixion's son

First Line:
Now brave Perithous bold Ixion's son
Last Line:
And to his mother-earth with empty belly rushed
Author:
John Dryden (Absolute)
DMI number:
11932

77. Now from her lips a solemn oath had passed

First Line:
Now from her lips a solemn oath had passed
Last Line:
And bid their bosoms glow with manly fire
Author:
John Gay (Absolute)
DMI number:
11886

78. 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

79. Now had Aeneas as ordained by fate

First Line:
Now had Aeneas as ordained by fate
Last Line:
Shrines festivals and styles him Indiges
Author:
Sir Samuel Garth (Absolute)
DMI number:
12021

80. Now Jove no longer could her sufferings bear

First Line:
Now Jove no longer could her sufferings bear
Last Line:
And whence began so rare an instrument
Author:
John Dryden (Absolute)
DMI number:
11241