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1. A giant shepherd here his flock maintains

First Line:
A giant shepherd here his flock maintains
Last Line:
Crowned with rough thickets and a nodding wood
Author:
Alexander Pope (Absolute)
DMI number:
31650

2. A narrow pass to shady Tempe leads

First Line:
A narrow pass to shady Tempe leads
Last Line:
And Lesbos drew the tears Thessalia spared
Author:
George Jeffreys (Absolute)
DMI number:
15456

3. Ajax he shuns through all the dire debate

First Line:
Ajax he shuns through all the dire debate
Last Line:
Marks the dry dust and thirsts for blood in vain
Author:
Alexander Pope (Absolute)
DMI number:
31585

4. Ah dearest friend in whom the gods had joined

First Line:
Ah dearest friend in whom the gods had joined
Last Line:
The wretched source of all this misery
Author:
Alexander Pope (Absolute)
DMI number:
31584

5. And couldst thou hope dissembler from my sight

First Line:
And couldst thou hope dissembler from my sight
Last Line:
I should not seem quite widowed and undone
Author:
Christopher Pitt (Absolute)
DMI number:
31681

6. And now arrived where on the sandy bay

First Line:
And now arrived where on the sandy bay
Last Line:
There cease his battle and there feel our hand
Author:
Alexander Pope (Absolute)
DMI number:
31572

7. As Cippus in the trembling stream surveyed

First Line:
As Cippus in the trembling stream surveyed
Last Line:
And Rome's rich posts shall shine with horns of gold
Author:
Sir Samuel Garth (Speculation)
DMI number:
8397

8. At last is Hector stretched upon the plain

First Line:
At last is Hector stretched upon the plain
Last Line:
And stretch thee here before this Scaean gate
Author:
Alexander Pope (Absolute)
DMI number:
31574

9. At length the tumult of the banquet over

First Line:
At length the tumult of the banquet over
Last Line:
Then flows at large and his low banks disdains
Author:
John Hughes (Absolute)
DMI number:
8383

10. At that sad prospect that tormenting scene

First Line:
At that sad prospect that tormenting scene
Last Line:
Hope in her looks but anguish at her breast
Author:
Christopher Pitt (Absolute)
DMI number:
31686

11. At this a flood of tears Lavinia shed

First Line:
At this a flood of tears Lavinia shed
Last Line:
Or lilies damasked by the neighbouring rose
Author:
John Dryden (Absolute) & Virgil (Absolute)
DMI number:
31663

12. As when two bulls for their fair female fight

First Line:
As when two bulls for their fair female fight
Last Line:
So clash their swords and so their shields resound
Author:
John Dryden (Absolute)
DMI number:
31672

13. Both armies from their bloody work desist

First Line:
Both armies from their bloody work desist
Last Line:
And shakes the sounding forest on his sides
Author:
John Dryden (Absolute)
DMI number:
31671

14. But Aesculapius was a foreign power

First Line:
But Aesculapius was a foreign power
Last Line:
And shot behind it a long trail of light
Author:
Leonard Welsted (Confident)
DMI number:
12046

15. But all alone the hoary king he found

First Line:
But all alone the hoary king he found
Last Line:
Heaven rules us yet and gods there are above
Author:
Alexander Pope (Absolute) & Homer (Absolute)
DMI number:
31662

16. But let us on this memorable day

First Line:
But let us on this memorable day
Last Line:
A radiant belt that rich with purple glowed
Author:
Alexander Pope (Absolute)
DMI number:
31576

17. But neither Median groves whose happy soil

First Line:
But neither Median groves whose happy soil
Last Line:
And your just praise in lasting numbers sing
Author:
Knightly Chetwood (Absolute)
DMI number:
3708

18. But when the powers descending swelled the fight

First Line:
But when the powers descending swelled the fight
Last Line:
Abhorred by men and dreadful even to gods
Author:
Alexander Pope (Absolute)
DMI number:
31609

19. Come companions come away

First Line:
Come companions come away
Last Line:
But in those of Egypt's queen
DMI number:
10020

20. Cursed is the man and void of law and right

First Line:
Cursed is the man and void of law and right
Last Line:
To tear his country and his kind destroy
Author:
Alexander Pope (Absolute)
DMI number:
31582

21. Condemned to Pontus tired with endless toil

First Line:
Condemned to Pontus tired with endless toil
Last Line:
Is a less grief than Caesar to offend
DMI number:
4037

22. Crying and blushing thus fair Helen mourned

First Line:
Crying and blushing thus fair Helen mourned
Last Line:
That which you left me was the worst half Nelly
Author:
Anthony Hammond (Confident)
DMI number:
10530

23. Daughter of great Rhexenor thus began

First Line:
Daughter of great Rhexenor thus began
Last Line:
And humbled in the ashes took his place
Author:
Alexander Pope (Absolute)
DMI number:
31619

24. Enough o son of Peleus Troy has viewed

First Line:
Enough o son of Peleus Troy has viewed
Last Line:
Now hovers round and calls thee to thy death
Author:
Alexander Pope (Absolute)
DMI number:
31573

25. Deep over his knee inseamed remained the scar

First Line:
Deep over his knee inseamed remained the scar
Last Line:
At length abrupt my son my king she cried
Author:
Alexander Pope (Absolute)
DMI number:
31659

26. Deformed in dust now Turnus pressed the ground

First Line:
Deformed in dust now Turnus pressed the ground
Last Line:
For him do temples rise and sacred altars smoke
Author:
Moses Mendez (Absolute)
DMI number:
31272

27. Distracted thus with fears presaging Rome

First Line:
Distracted thus with fears presaging Rome
Last Line:
Too much to love of arms and heat of civil rage
Author:
Lucan (Absolute) & Nicholas Rowe (Absolute)
DMI number:
4158

28. Divine Achilles with compassion moved

First Line:
Divine Achilles with compassion moved
Last Line:
And drive the Trojans to their walls again
Author:
Thomas Yalden (Absolute)
DMI number:
6635

29. Female innocence

First Line:
Female innocence
Last Line:
And public nuptials justify the bride
Author:
Alexander Pope (Absolute)
DMI number:
31617

30. From far huge Atlas' rocky sides he spies

First Line:
From far huge Atlas' rocky sides he spies
Last Line:
The hoary piles of everlasting snow
Author:
Christopher Pitt (Absolute)
DMI number:
31678

31. Frail state of man thy living lot I deem

First Line:
Frail state of man thy living lot I deem
Last Line:
Now started at thy shame I downwards turn my eyes
DMI number:
10433

32. Fraternal rage the guilty Thebes alarms

First Line:
Fraternal rage the guilty Thebes alarms
Last Line:
Who grasps the struggling heifer's lunar horns
Author:
Alexander Pope (Absolute)
DMI number:
7294

33. For while he spoke with high disdain and pride

First Line:
For while he spoke with high disdain and pride
Last Line:
The fainting princess to the regal bed
Author:
Christopher Pitt (Absolute)
DMI number:
31683

34. From Romulus the rise of plays began

First Line:
From Romulus the rise of plays began
Last Line:
That faith to thee that solemn vow I pass
Author:
John Dryden (Absolute)
DMI number:
4146

35. Greece thus embroiled and arms around prepared

First Line:
Greece thus embroiled and arms around prepared
Last Line:
And mourned and sickened in despair of day
Author:
Laurence Eusden (Confident)
DMI number:
8449

36. Hector approach my arm and singly know

First Line:
Hector approach my arm and singly know
Last Line:
I steal no conquest from a noble foe
Author:
Alexander Pope (Absolute)
DMI number:
31575

37. Hector though warned by an approaching cry

First Line:
Hector though warned by an approaching cry
Last Line:
Does his own part and leaves the rest to fate
DMI number:
3425

38. He spoke and awful bends his sable brows

First Line:
He spoke and awful bends his sable brows
Last Line:
And all Olympus to the centre shook
Author:
Alexander Pope (Absolute)
DMI number:
31608

39. He spoke and speaking chased the clouds away

First Line:
He spoke and speaking chased the clouds away
Last Line:
Throws up the reins and skims the watery way
Author:
Christopher Pitt (Absolute)
DMI number:
31669

40. Her breathless sister runs with eager pace

First Line:
Her breathless sister runs with eager pace
Last Line:
Dissolves in air and mingles with the wind
Author:
Christopher Pitt (Absolute)
DMI number:
31694

41. How constant valour triumphs over its foes

First Line:
How constant valour triumphs over its foes
Last Line:
Vice lords its hour but virtue lives on praise
Author:
Samuel Boyse (Absolute)
DMI number:
18358

42. I first transferred to Rome Sicilian strains

First Line:
I first transferred to Rome Sicilian strains
Last Line:
And sudden night surprised the yet unfinished song
Author:
John Dryden (Absolute)
DMI number:
8682

43. In shame and tears thus the fair Helen mourned

First Line:
In shame and tears thus the fair Helen mourned
Last Line:
The best while the worst half was the poor husband's lot
Author:
Anthony Hammond (Confident)
DMI number:
10529

44. Incensed Ulysses with a frown replies

First Line:
Incensed Ulysses with a frown replies
Last Line:
Base to his friend to his own interest blind
Author:
Alexander Pope (Absolute)
DMI number:
31622

45. My task is done the mansion you require

First Line:
My task is done the mansion you require
Last Line:
Succeeds and even a stranger recommends
Author:
Alexander Pope (Absolute)
DMI number:
31618

46. My friends I would accommodate

First Line:
My friends I would accommodate
Last Line:
His drooping votaries relieves
Author:
Sir Richard Fanshawe (Absolute)
DMI number:
42139

47. I've listened long and now would silence break

First Line:
I've listened long and now would silence break
Last Line:
To increase the number I've sent there before
DMI number:
12261

48. Meanwhile a king they seek who might sustain

First Line:
Meanwhile a king they seek who might sustain
Last Line:
I in my fame eternally shall live
Author:
George Sewell (Speculation) & Captain Morrice (Speculation)
DMI number:
17447

49. Meanwhile a man is sought with care and speed

First Line:
Meanwhile a man is sought with care and speed
Last Line:
I in my fame eternally shall live
Author:
Captain Morrice (Speculation)
DMI number:
17899

50. Nor in the dying embers of its pile

First Line:
Nor in the dying embers of its pile
Last Line:
And thought it safe to laugh though Caesar wept
Author:
Nicholas Rowe (Absolute)
DMI number:
6965