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1.
As though 'tis controverted in the school
First Line:
As though 'tis controverted in the school
Last Line:
From this dissension that they work by neither
Author:
Charles Montagu (Absolute) & Matthew Prior (Absolute)
DMI number:
40473
2.
Beauty alone's too impotent a charm
First Line:
Beauty alone's too impotent a charm
Last Line:
For elegance can only win the heart
DMI number:
10309
3.
Believe me friend platonic love
First Line:
Believe me friend platonic love
Last Line:
And rail at filthy sensual love
DMI number:
22037
4.
But here the white by observation wise
First Line:
But here the white by observation wise
Last Line:
For still we want a guide to find out him
Author:
Charles Montagu (Absolute) & Matthew Prior (Absolute)
DMI number:
40471
5.
But yet oh nymphs of Cupid have a care
First Line:
But yet oh nymphs of Cupid have a care
Last Line:
And he's armed capape wherever he show his face
DMI number:
8588
6.
But now at Piccadilly they arrive
First Line:
But now at Piccadilly they arrive
Last Line:
And slipping through the Palsgrave bilked poor Hack
Author:
Charles Montagu (Absolute) & Matthew Prior (Absolute)
DMI number:
40475
7.
But now oh what a falling off was there
First Line:
But now oh what a falling off was there
Last Line:
And on the isle of Bute is drove ashore
DMI number:
31158
8.
But now with a weary yawn that showed her pride
First Line:
But now with a weary yawn that showed her pride
Last Line:
But now alas
Author:
Charles Montagu (Absolute) & Matthew Prior (Absolute)
DMI number:
40481
9.
But sir if these accounts are true
First Line:
But sir if these accounts are true
Last Line:
As madam do you choose a game at whisk
DMI number:
36943
10.
Cease gentle mother cease your sharp reproof
First Line:
Cease gentle mother cease your sharp reproof
Last Line:
And lovely Phaon steals my soul away
Author:
Francis Fawkes (Absolute)
DMI number:
27611
11.
Celestial fires thy star bright eyes illume
First Line:
Celestial fires thy star bright eyes illume
Last Line:
And I shall soon revive to bless your charms
DMI number:
10308
12.
Choose eggs oblong remember they'll be found
First Line:
Choose eggs oblong remember they'll be found
Last Line:
The firmness of that shell includes the male
Author:
William King (Absolute)
DMI number:
38223
13.
Come at a crown a head ourselves we'll treat
First Line:
Come at a crown a head ourselves we'll treat
Last Line:
Of English manufactures pimps and whores
Author:
Charles Montagu (Absolute) & Matthew Prior (Absolute)
DMI number:
40469
14.
Come my dear girl let's seek the peaceful vale
First Line:
Come my dear girl let's seek the peaceful vale
Last Line:
A pillow softer than a monarch's bed
Author:
Cuthbert Shaw (Absolute)
DMI number:
33837
15.
Ere that Gazette was printed said the white
First Line:
Ere that Gazette was printed said the white
Last Line:
To long examination they submit
Author:
Charles Montagu (Absolute) & Matthew Prior (Absolute)
DMI number:
40478
16.
Divine Cosmelia has two burning eyes
First Line:
Divine Cosmelia has two burning eyes
Last Line:
I'll soon revive touched by that lovely face
DMI number:
9675
17.
Expanded now hell's spacious portal lay
First Line:
Expanded now hell's spacious portal lay
Last Line:
Accents confused and a discordant sound
DMI number:
36192
18.
For when thou are not as thou wont of y'ore
First Line:
For when thou are not as thou wont of y'ore
Last Line:
Now lig we laid as drowned in heavy dream
DMI number:
49582
19.
From mutual wounds the wretched find relief
First Line:
From mutual wounds the wretched find relief
Last Line:
Divides his sorrows but unites his heart
DMI number:
9676
20.
From servile fear the fancied gods first came
First Line:
From servile fear the fancied gods first came
Last Line:
Invents new gods and aids the pious cheat
DMI number:
10310
21.
From Tuscan came my lady's worthy race
First Line:
From Tuscan came my lady's worthy race
Last Line:
Wild Camber's cliffs did give her lively heat
Author:
Henry Howard (Confident)
DMI number:
8687
22.
Great Jupiter laughed till hur made hur sides ache
First Line:
Great Jupiter laughed till hur made hur sides ache
Last Line:
When instead of a pot hur pissed in a sieve
DMI number:
16609
23.
Grieved a scribbling friend to lose
First Line:
Grieved a scribbling friend to lose
Last Line:
What joys your fountains and your shades afford
DMI number:
35402
24.
Hang up thy wallet on that tree
First Line:
Hang up thy wallet on that tree
Last Line:
Less wearied be
DMI number:
38272
25.
He that is down needs fear no fall
First Line:
He that is down needs fear no fall
Last Line:
Have God to be his guide
Author:
John Bunyan (Absolute)
DMI number:
15418
26.
Here noble Surrey felt the sacred rage
First Line:
Here noble Surrey felt the sacred rage
Last Line:
Then filled the groves as heavenly Mira now
Author:
Alexander Pope (Absolute)
DMI number:
8689
27.
How graceful lies the brave man on the plain
First Line:
How graceful lies the brave man on the plain
Last Line:
Firm to the earth and lour upon the foe
Author:
James Macpherson (Absolute)
DMI number:
25913
28.
How quickly are love's pleasures gone
First Line:
How quickly are love's pleasures gone
Last Line:
Whose sweets as swift as thought are past
DMI number:
44367
29.
I call the man unworthy of my praise
First Line:
I call the man unworthy of my praise
Last Line:
Desires in vain if he forget the sight
Author:
James Macpherson (Absolute)
DMI number:
25911
30.
In beauty boasts fair woman kind
First Line:
In beauty boasts fair woman kind
Last Line:
Man in a firm undaunted mind
Author:
Francis Fawkes (Absolute)
DMI number:
27686
31.
In Chloe's chamber she and I
First Line:
In Chloe's chamber she and I
Last Line:
I burned my hand to save this bit
Author:
John Bancks [Banks] (Absolute)
DMI number:
22796
32.
Incessant drops as proverbs say
First Line:
Incessant drops as proverbs say
Last Line:
Will wear the hardest stones away
Author:
Francis Fawkes (Absolute)
DMI number:
27682
33.
Invite the muses love and in your train
First Line:
Invite the muses love and in your train
Last Line:
The gift of song no remedy so sweet
Author:
Francis Fawkes (Absolute)
DMI number:
27681
34.
Lo now his bloody banner is displayed
First Line:
Lo now his bloody banner is displayed
Last Line:
He brings with him the mighty men of war
DMI number:
44368
35.
Love thou sweetly bitter power
First Line:
Love thou sweetly bitter power
Last Line:
Rules the place to me assigned
DMI number:
31492
36.
Loud blew the winds and from the shore
First Line:
Loud blew the winds and from the shore
Last Line:
O be that justice by her son
DMI number:
33593
37.
I've eyes as well as you to find the way
First Line:
I've eyes as well as you to find the way
Last Line:
To question this or trust your private sense
Author:
Charles Montagu (Absolute) & Matthew Prior (Absolute)
DMI number:
40474
38.
I would not always the same odours prove
First Line:
I would not always the same odours prove
Last Line:
But for the sweet vicissitude of night
DMI number:
10311
39.
If there be any in this multitude
First Line:
If there be any in this multitude
Last Line:
By art the chariot runs by art love's guided
DMI number:
44369
40.
Let me not pass without reward
First Line:
Let me not pass without reward
Last Line:
Are owing to the thirst of praise
Author:
Francis Fawkes (Absolute)
DMI number:
27685
41.
Let him to morrow love that never has loved
First Line:
Let him to morrow love that never has loved
Last Line:
Let him to morrow that love's joys has proved
DMI number:
8587
42.
Lovers like dying men may well
First Line:
Lovers like dying men may well
Last Line:
What fortune they shall see
DMI number:
13783
43.
O come Ulysses quickly come ashore
First Line:
O come Ulysses quickly come ashore
Last Line:
To such harmonious lays as Phoebus self might use
DMI number:
8580
44.
O sacred health
First Line:
O sacred health
Last Line:
What but from God immediate came
Author:
David Mallet (Absolute)
DMI number:
29845
45.
On a steep cliff beside the sandy beach
First Line:
On a steep cliff beside the sandy beach
Last Line:
Love still shall bloom and still my hopes engage
Author:
Francis Fawkes (Absolute)
DMI number:
27683
46.
Oh face industriously contrived by heaven
First Line:
Oh face industriously contrived by heaven
Last Line:
To fix my eyes and captivate my soul
DMI number:
9459
47.
Ordained to tread the thorny ground
First Line:
Ordained to tread the thorny ground
Last Line:
And poor men bless me when I die
Author:
Samuel Whyte (Speculation)
DMI number:
33553
48.
On the banks of that crystalline stream
First Line:
On the banks of that crystalline stream
Last Line:
And a Lucy could still be so true
Author:
Andrew Hervey Mills (Absolute)
DMI number:
28644
49.
On the banks of that crystalline stream
First Line:
On the banks of that crystalline stream
Last Line:
And his Ella could still be so true
Author:
Andrew Hervey Mills (Absolute)
DMI number:
31594
50.
On yonder hill a castle standes
First Line:
On yonder hill a castle standes
Last Line:
My lovelye Emmeline
DMI number:
37245
51.
Room for the pink of starched civility
First Line:
Room for the pink of starched civility
Last Line:
Is because men will speak well of the dead
DMI number:
21053
52.
Right wele of lerned clerkis is it sed
First Line:
Right wele of lerned clerkis is it sed
Last Line:
Pardie he fearing it away doth fly
Author:
James Harris (Absolute)
DMI number:
27768
53.
Right wele of lernid clerkis is it sed
First Line:
Right wele of lernid clerkis is it sed
Last Line:
Pardie he fearing it away doth fly
Author:
James Harris (Absolute)
DMI number:
40509
54.
Saw ye the thane of mickle pride
First Line:
Saw ye the thane of mickle pride
Last Line:
Seems to the traveller like a man
DMI number:
36926
55.
So lost to sense of shame and duty
First Line:
So lost to sense of shame and duty
Last Line:
For black abortion was her trade
DMI number:
31311
56.
Sirrah says Brindle thou hast brought us wine
First Line:
Sirrah says Brindle thou hast brought us wine
Last Line:
Commend it I submit a private mouse
Author:
Charles Montagu (Absolute) & Matthew Prior (Absolute)
DMI number:
40479
57.
Sylvia my heart in wondrous wise alarmed
First Line:
Sylvia my heart in wondrous wise alarmed
Last Line:
Is a sad good Christian at her heart
Author:
Alexander Pope (Absolute)
DMI number:
13335
58.
Stately stept he east the wa
First Line:
Stately stept he east the wa
Last Line:
And all the warrior fled
Author:
Elizabeth Wardlaw [née Halket] (Absolute) & Allan Ramsay (Absolute)
DMI number:
1295
59.
The constable alarmed by this noise
First Line:
The constable alarmed by this noise
Last Line:
With bills and halberds to her country house
Author:
Charles Montagu (Absolute) & Matthew Prior (Absolute)
DMI number:
40482
60.
The merchant shipwrecked on the faithless main
First Line:
The merchant shipwrecked on the faithless main
Last Line:
Associate the prayers wing swiftest to the skies
DMI number:
10313
61.
The Pleiads now no more are seen
First Line:
The Pleiads now no more are seen
Last Line:
And yet alas I lie alone
Author:
Francis Fawkes (Absolute)
DMI number:
27601
62.
The hunt is up
First Line:
The hunt is up
Last Line:
It's time to get him away
DMI number:
42921
63.
The moon with silver gleaming eye
First Line:
The moon with silver gleaming eye
Last Line:
Sink on my couch abandoned and alone
DMI number:
31490
64.
The waving oaks of Newnham's pendant wood
First Line:
The waving oaks of Newnham's pendant wood
Last Line:
Whose name upon their wounded bark they bear
DMI number:
19600
65.
The stately seats the ladies bright of hue
First Line:
The stately seats the ladies bright of hue
Last Line:
The dances short long tales of sweet delight
Author:
Henry Howard (Absolute)
DMI number:
9099
66.
Thence to the devil and asked if Chanticleer
First Line:
Thence to the devil and asked if Chanticleer
Last Line:
Why so because she would not pray a-bed
Author:
Charles Montagu (Absolute) & Matthew Prior (Absolute)
DMI number:
40476
67.
There lately came a lousy mob
First Line:
There lately came a lousy mob
Last Line:
Says D----y I'd renounce my creed
DMI number:
24241
68.
There storied on the walls were to behold
First Line:
There storied on the walls were to behold
Last Line:
And in his arms the fleeting aether caught
Author:
George Sewell (Confident)
DMI number:
11807
69.
Those large green courts where we were wont to rove
First Line:
Those large green courts where we were wont to rove
Last Line:
With easy sighs such as men draw in love
Author:
John Oldmixon (Absolute)
DMI number:
9098
70.
Though I consented first and still approve
First Line:
Though I consented first and still approve
Last Line:
Then Sylvia's faith to Strephon knew an end
DMI number:
10240
71.
Thus to the place where Jonson sat we climb
First Line:
Thus to the place where Jonson sat we climb
Last Line:
And I grow more a wit and more and more
DMI number:
40477
72.
Thus to the smith it is not fair
First Line:
Thus to the smith it is not fair
Last Line:
Make your own pipe tis no such arduous task
Author:
Francis Fawkes (Absolute)
DMI number:
27680
73.
Tis finished now the great deciding part
First Line:
Tis finished now the great deciding part
Last Line:
For ever now I turn my eyes from you
DMI number:
21386
74.
To be dead drunk with stum that's brewed by art
First Line:
To be dead drunk with stum that's brewed by art
Last Line:
And calls forth French champagne from British perry &c &c
DMI number:
21061
75.
To make the villa more delightful
First Line:
To make the villa more delightful
Last Line:
To share kind nature's offering
DMI number:
40605
76.
Venus queen of smiles and love
First Line:
Venus queen of smiles and love
Last Line:
Friends of Venus and of me
Author:
Francis Fawkes (Absolute)
DMI number:
27606
77.
Venus will all this jubilee enjoy
First Line:
Venus will all this jubilee enjoy
Last Line:
Fearless of her unarmed and naked boy
DMI number:
8589
78.
Upon a splendid sofa Prancer sat
First Line:
Upon a splendid sofa Prancer sat
Last Line:
When greek seduced me to fair Alma's bower
DMI number:
37757
79.
What power was fit I did on all bestow
First Line:
What power was fit I did on all bestow
Last Line:
So none prevailed upon another's right
DMI number:
27100
80.
What need we find him we have certain proof
First Line:
What need we find him we have certain proof
Last Line:
Although we know not him we cannot stray
Author:
Charles Montagu (Absolute) & Matthew Prior (Absolute)
DMI number:
40472
81.
Well of all plagues that ruffle man's repose
First Line:
Well of all plagues that ruffle man's repose
Last Line:
And the Sal Atticum of critical reviews
DMI number:
31906
82.
What are the falling rills the pendent shades
First Line:
What are the falling rills the pendent shades
Last Line:
Inly he bleeds and pants his soul away
Author:
Alexander Pope (Absolute)
DMI number:
19784
83.
Whatever can nature's genuine wants relieve
First Line:
Whatever can nature's genuine wants relieve
Last Line:
But pride's insatiate lust no limits knows
DMI number:
10314
84.
When chaos with imperial might
First Line:
When chaos with imperial might
Last Line:
Reluctant holds alternate sway
DMI number:
36927
85.
When recent in the womb I lay
First Line:
When recent in the womb I lay
Last Line:
Who stamped his image there
DMI number:
27723
86.
Whenever the fates resume thy breath
First Line:
Whenever the fates resume thy breath
Last Line:
Shall flourish in eternity of fame
Author:
Francis Fawkes (Absolute)
DMI number:
27604
87.
Where bound with laurels of eternal green
First Line:
Where bound with laurels of eternal green
Last Line:
Stung to the soul
DMI number:
37744
88.
Whence come these dreams this busy idle train
First Line:
Whence come these dreams this busy idle train
Last Line:
And self tormented feel the extremities of pain
Author:
Petronius Arbiter (Absolute)
DMI number:
22070
89.
Where wide Salopia's fertile plains extend
First Line:
Where wide Salopia's fertile plains extend
Last Line:
How Monmouth fought how gallant Percy fell
DMI number:
31593
90.
Whoever would with ambitious just desire
First Line:
Whoever would with ambitious just desire
Last Line:
And you're truly fit to be an orator
DMI number:
9677
91.
With these allurements did invite
First Line:
With these allurements did invite
Last Line:
Where souls are starved and senses gratified
Author:
Charles Montagu (Absolute) & Matthew Prior (Absolute)
DMI number:
40470
92.
With a king's son my childish years I past
First Line:
With a king's son my childish years I past
Last Line:
In greater feasts than Priam's son of Troy
Author:
Henry Howard (Speculation)
DMI number:
9100
93.
Why what a devil shan't I trust my eyes
First Line:
Why what a devil shan't I trust my eyes
Last Line:
With weak defence against so strong a charge
Author:
Charles Montagu (Absolute) & Matthew Prior (Absolute)
DMI number:
40480
94.
Yes trust me every mouth of human mold
First Line:
Yes trust me every mouth of human mold
Last Line:
Cried Midas' ears are as an ass's long
DMI number:
10312
95.
Yet oh these fond complaints dearest parent cease
First Line:
Yet oh these fond complaints dearest parent cease
Last Line:
And all the youth comes rushing over my heart
Author:
Sappho (Absolute)
DMI number:
31491
96.
Ye muses ever fair and young
First Line:
Ye muses ever fair and young
Last Line:
The poet warbled what the muse inspired
Author:
Francis Fawkes (Confident)
DMI number:
27613
97.
Ye then who boast Alcides' race divine
First Line:
Ye then who boast Alcides' race divine
Last Line:
But near the phalanx shun the closer war
Author:
James Macpherson (Absolute)
DMI number:
25912
98.
Would Jove appoint some flower to reign
First Line:
Would Jove appoint some flower to reign
Last Line:
While zephyrs on its bosom play
Author:
Francis Fawkes (Absolute)
DMI number:
27612
99.
Zara farewell beneath
First Line:
Zara farewell beneath
Last Line:
Converts to many a form its varied dust | Farewell
DMI number:
37875