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521.
When luxury and idleness
First Line:
When luxury and idleness
Last Line:
I'll bide amang the pampered great
DMI number:
25161
522.
When Phoebus first did Daphne love
First Line:
When Phoebus first did Daphne love
Last Line:
To be a tree if she could choose
Author:
John Dowland (Speculation)
DMI number:
11227
523.
When poets wrote and painters drew
First Line:
When poets wrote and painters drew
Last Line:
That all was full and round and fair
Author:
Matthew Prior (Absolute)
DMI number:
12296
524.
When ruled by truth and nature's ways
First Line:
When ruled by truth and nature's ways
Last Line:
Art nothing but a feathered snake
Author:
Christopher Smart (Absolute)
DMI number:
32328
525.
When sacred reason did to beasts belong
First Line:
When sacred reason did to beasts belong
Last Line:
And acclamations heaven's wide bosom wound
DMI number:
6422
526.
When midnight's sable veil overspread the plain
First Line:
When midnight's sable veil overspread the plain
Last Line:
And to the trophied relics points on high
Author:
Samuel Bowden (Absolute)
DMI number:
26618
527.
When the great prize of beauty to decide
First Line:
When the great prize of beauty to decide
Last Line:
And so the premium was to Venus given
DMI number:
9350
528.
While malice and injustice reign
First Line:
While malice and injustice reign
Last Line:
Or approbation is all one
DMI number:
2996
529.
Where art or power can prevail
First Line:
Where art or power can prevail
Last Line:
An emmet crowns your boast and you can add no more
DMI number:
33373
530.
Whereas the son of Daedalus with pride and pinions led
First Line:
Whereas the son of Daedalus with pride and pinions led
Last Line:
To squench his thirst and rebaptize the vast Icarian Sea
DMI number:
18235
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