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1. All health to thee fair nymph thy Paris sends

First Line:
All health to thee fair nymph thy Paris sends
Last Line:
And fate has fixed your happiness in Troy
DMI number:
18034

2. An honest and resolved man

First Line:
An honest and resolved man
Last Line:
And with small voice matters so great
Author:
Sir Richard Fanshawe (Absolute)
DMI number:
42100

3. Attend ye fair whilst anxious for your praise

First Line:
Attend ye fair whilst anxious for your praise
Last Line:
Such is his verse 'twill melt him into love
DMI number:
12009

4. Aurelius you the chief and head

First Line:
Aurelius you the chief and head
Last Line:
Till I have drenched your nasty mouth
DMI number:
8595

5. Bright martial maid queen of the frozen zone

First Line:
Bright martial maid queen of the frozen zone
Last Line:
Nor are these looks always severe to crowns
DMI number:
42685

6. Calvus if tears which we profusely shed

First Line:
Calvus if tears which we profusely shed
Last Line:
Though sudden as the joys to think how well you love
DMI number:
8543

7. Come Pradon and you Bonnecorse

First Line:
Come Pradon and you Bonnecorse
Last Line:
To herd with Perrin and Liniere
DMI number:
8983

8. Climene something has perplexed me

First Line:
Climene something has perplexed me
Last Line:
'Tis not with you I can assure you
DMI number:
9443

9. Come dearest Lesbia heavenly fair

First Line:
Come dearest Lesbia heavenly fair
Last Line:
Our darling joys are numberless
DMI number:
16166

10. Dear Silvia let's no farther strive

First Line:
Dear Silvia let's no farther strive
Last Line:
Let us enjoy today we'll die tomorrow
DMI number:
43703

11. Fairest of fair ones swear again

First Line:
Fairest of fair ones swear again
Last Line:
Than when they least believe their deity
Author:
John Wilmot (Absolute)
DMI number:
44555

12. Four crowns the British Empire claims

First Line:
Four crowns the British Empire claims
Last Line:
One yet remains pursue and France is thine
DMI number:
44690

13. Gellius I did not therefore hope you'd prove

First Line:
Gellius I did not therefore hope you'd prove
Last Line:
So much you joy in what is like a fault
DMI number:
8539

14. Go sparkling ring my fair one's finger bind

First Line:
Go sparkling ring my fair one's finger bind
Last Line:
Say I adore her and have offered you
DMI number:
43584

15. Great sir Septimius understands how vast

First Line:
Great sir Septimius understands how vast
Last Line:
A stouter better man you never did see
Author:
Alexander Brome (Absolute)
DMI number:
42199

16. Hail Drooping muses now forbear

First Line:
Hail Drooping muses now forbear
Last Line:
Your Dorset as companion sits with kings
DMI number:
44698

17. Hail happy little animal

First Line:
Hail happy little animal
Last Line:
And nearly to the gods allied
Author:
Thomas Sheridan (Speculation)
DMI number:
11655

18. Hail O Belinda flattered fair

First Line:
Hail O Belinda flattered fair
Last Line:
O foolish age O dull mankind
Author:
Catullus (Confident)
DMI number:
12007

19. Jove governs heaven with his nod

First Line:
Jove governs heaven with his nod
Last Line:
And give his mind some relaxation
Author:
Sir Richard Fanshawe (Absolute)
DMI number:
42102

20. My love to thee no beauty shall betray

First Line:
My love to thee no beauty shall betray
Last Line:
She punishes the false the just does spare
DMI number:
43564

21. My friend Marullus I'm uneasy

First Line:
My friend Marullus I'm uneasy
Last Line:
So dull and wanting more of flame than phlegm
DMI number:
9445

22. Juventius might I kiss those eyes

First Line:
Juventius might I kiss those eyes
Last Line:
And speaks the blessings of a fruitful year
DMI number:
8552

23. Lovely Juventius while you toyed I stole

First Line:
Lovely Juventius while you toyed I stole
Last Line:
Believe it I'll kiss no more without your leave
DMI number:
8555

24. No woman can with justice say

First Line:
No woman can with justice say
Last Line:
Cannot forbear to love you still
DMI number:
10617

25. No longer seek the needless aid

First Line:
No longer seek the needless aid
Last Line:
To play about her neck and wanton in the wind
Author:
William Duncombe (Absolute)
DMI number:
36398

26. O thou who managest the stage

First Line:
O thou who managest the stage
Last Line:
Act but my untheatric play
DMI number:
13043

27. O Phoebus deity whose powerful hand

First Line:
O Phoebus deity whose powerful hand
Last Line:
The dart neglected to assume the lyre
DMI number:
12180

28. Prettiest of birds my Lesbia's favourite

First Line:
Prettiest of birds my Lesbia's favourite
Last Line:
And drew the virgin to her nuptial bed
Author:
Henry Crispe (Confident)
DMI number:
39219

29. Say E of B--- can you your friends deceive

First Line:
Say E of B--- can you your friends deceive
Last Line:
Who will exact due penitence from thee
Author:
Sir Charles Hanbury Williams (Confident)
DMI number:
21783

30. See fairest yon poor captive see

First Line:
See fairest yon poor captive see
Last Line:
Pity him and think of me
DMI number:
15922

31. So smooth your numbers friend your verse so sweet

First Line:
So smooth your numbers friend your verse so sweet
Last Line:
And yields the tenderest point of honour wit
Author:
Isaac Watts (Absolute)
DMI number:
15795

32. That Lesbia Caelius that dear faithless she

First Line:
That Lesbia Caelius that dear faithless she
Last Line:
And in the arms of brawny porters dies
DMI number:
9827

33. Swift say wouldst thou refuse with me

First Line:
Swift say wouldst thou refuse with me
Last Line:
Attend on prouder hearses
DMI number:
33601

34. The poor gift of a little dust confines

First Line:
The poor gift of a little dust confines
Last Line:
But thrice to throw the dust upon my grave
Author:
Sir Thomas Hawkins (Absolute)
DMI number:
42061

35. The snowy treasures of the sky

First Line:
The snowy treasures of the sky
Last Line:
His name from darkness and the grave
DMI number:
17845

36. Thou my Fabullus shortly sups with me

First Line:
Thou my Fabullus shortly sups with me
Last Line:
Will ask the gods to be all over nose
DMI number:
9829

37. Though you my friend in some cold arbour lie

First Line:
Though you my friend in some cold arbour lie
Last Line:
And pity rich Alcinous's fate
Author:
Francis Willis (Confident)
DMI number:
9825

38. What horrid crime did gentle sleep displease

First Line:
What horrid crime did gentle sleep displease
Last Line:
Let him but call upon me in his way
Author:
John Potenger (Absolute)
DMI number:
44564

39. When great Augustus by decrees of fate

First Line:
When great Augustus by decrees of fate
Last Line:
To those who slight their faithful lover's pains
DMI number:
8508

40. What's this that thus of sleep bereaves my night

First Line:
What's this that thus of sleep bereaves my night
Last Line:
To those he conquers gracious is and good
DMI number:
44612

41. Whatever engages your capacious mind

First Line:
Whatever engages your capacious mind
Last Line:
And one with laurel deck the monarch's brow
DMI number:
39154

42. When thou art all so honey sweet

First Line:
When thou art all so honey sweet
Last Line:
O bitter sweetness bitterness too sweet
DMI number:
11506

43. 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

44. Young valiant hero thou whose sense sublime

First Line:
Young valiant hero thou whose sense sublime
Last Line:
Swim for my life and where I can I land
DMI number:
8961