Poem Genre / Form: Fragment / Related People: Not attributed

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

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1. As though 'tis controverted in the school

2. Beauty alone's too impotent a charm

3. Believe me friend platonic love

4. But here the white by observation wise

5. But yet oh nymphs of Cupid have a care

6. But now at Piccadilly they arrive

7. But now oh what a falling off was there

8. But now with a weary yawn that showed her pride

9. But sir if these accounts are true

10. Cease gentle mother cease your sharp reproof

11. Celestial fires thy star bright eyes illume

12. Choose eggs oblong remember they'll be found

13. Come at a crown a head ourselves we'll treat

14. Come my dear girl let's seek the peaceful vale

15. Ere that Gazette was printed said the white

16. Divine Cosmelia has two burning eyes

17. Expanded now hell's spacious portal lay

18. For when thou are not as thou wont of y'ore

19. From mutual wounds the wretched find relief

20. From servile fear the fancied gods first came

21. From Tuscan came my lady's worthy race

22. Great Jupiter laughed till hur made hur sides ache

23. Grieved a scribbling friend to lose

24. Hang up thy wallet on that tree

25. He that is down needs fear no fall

26. Here noble Surrey felt the sacred rage

27. How graceful lies the brave man on the plain

28. How quickly are love's pleasures gone

29. I call the man unworthy of my praise

30. In beauty boasts fair woman kind

31. In Chloe's chamber she and I

32. Incessant drops as proverbs say

33. Invite the muses love and in your train

34. Lo now his bloody banner is displayed

35. Love thou sweetly bitter power

36. Loud blew the winds and from the shore

37. I've eyes as well as you to find the way

38. I would not always the same odours prove

39. If there be any in this multitude

40. Let me not pass without reward

41. Let him to morrow love that never has loved

42. Lovers like dying men may well

43. O come Ulysses quickly come ashore

44. O sacred health

45. On a steep cliff beside the sandy beach

46. Oh face industriously contrived by heaven

47. Ordained to tread the thorny ground

48. On the banks of that crystalline stream

49. On the banks of that crystalline stream

50. On yonder hill a castle standes