Poem Genre / Form: Imitation / translation / paraphrase / Poem Theme: War and Mythology

1. Achilles fatal wrath whence discord rose

First Line:: Achilles fatal wrath whence discord rose
Last Line:: Was Juno lodged in her alcove of gold
Author:: Thomas Tickell (Absolute)
DMI number:: 22251

2. 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

3. 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

4. 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

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. As Jove's imperial bird to whom the sway

First Line:: As Jove's imperial bird to whom the sway
Last Line:: Of well-conducted war inured
Author:: George Jeffreys (Absolute)
DMI number:: 25617

7. As the god of manual arts

First Line:: As the god of manual arts
Last Line:: Keep it Mars tis but a toy
Author:: George Ogle (Confident)
DMI number:: 27305

8. As Paris ploughed the watery plain

First Line:: As Paris ploughed the watery plain
Last Line:: And then thy flames of love shall end in flames of fire
DMI number:: 893

9. As faithless Paris ploughed his liquid way

First Line:: As faithless Paris ploughed his liquid way
Last Line:: And Ilium whelmed beneath a flood of fire
DMI number:: 16966

10. 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

11. 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

12. Captive Briseis in a foreign tongue

First Line:: Captive Briseis in a foreign tongue
Last Line:: Made yours by right of war and right of love
Author:: John Caryll (Absolute)
DMI number:: 5738

13. 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

14. But while to bring about their great intent

First Line:: But while to bring about their great intent
Last Line:: Confound their army sink the cursed design
Author:: Elizabeth Rowe [nee Singer] (Absolute)
DMI number:: 4219

15. Contrive me artisan a bowl

First Line:: Contrive me artisan a bowl
Last Line:: But no Apollo God of day
Author:: Francis Fawkes (Absolute)
DMI number:: 27194

16. 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

17. 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

18. Fit for the girls in Venus' cause

First Line:: Fit for the girls in Venus' cause
Last Line:: Once tap proud Chloe with up-lifted wand
DMI number:: 25606

19. From Sparta's hospitable shore

First Line:: From Sparta's hospitable shore
Last Line:: And Troy in Grecian flames expire
Author:: Elizabeth Carter (Absolute)
DMI number:: 25395

20. Full in the midst of this created space

First Line:: Full in the midst of this created space
Last Line:: The Grecian heroes and what deaths they dealt
Author:: John Dryden (Absolute)
DMI number:: 11929

21. God whose revenge for boasts the crew

First Line:: God whose revenge for boasts the crew
Last Line:: Did feasts reduce
Author:: Barten Holyday (Speculation)
DMI number:: 42135

22. 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

23. Hector who saw them scattered on the shore

First Line:: Hector who saw them scattered on the shore
Last Line:: I'll fly and with his blood wash off his shame
DMI number:: 39947

24. Health to the gentle man of war and may

First Line:: Health to the gentle man of war and may
Last Line:: Of thy beloved self I mean of me
Author:: Thomas Flatman (Absolute)
DMI number:: 5704

25. He said and past with sad presaging heart

First Line:: He said and past with sad presaging heart
Last Line:: Shall neither hear thee sigh nor see thee weep
Author:: Alexander Pope (Absolute)
DMI number:: 30924

26. In transport borne away these eyes

First Line:: In transport borne away these eyes
Last Line:: And wagged his tail as Bacchus passed along
Author:: William Duncombe (Absolute)
DMI number:: 25544

27. Jove Neptune Pluto when they did agree

First Line:: Jove Neptune Pluto when they did agree
Last Line:: That world which now cannot suffice two men
DMI number:: 17415

28. Like Mars amid the battle full of rage

First Line:: Like Mars amid the battle full of rage
Last Line:: He foams with fury &c
DMI number:: 39935

29. Mulciber this silver take

First Line:: Mulciber this silver take
Last Line:: Hand in hand to tread the wine
Author:: Francis Fawkes (Absolute)
DMI number:: 27193

30. Meanwhile the Latians all their power prepare

First Line:: Meanwhile the Latians all their power prepare
Last Line:: And oft with woeful shrieks of war complains
Author:: Sir Samuel Garth (Absolute)
DMI number:: 12020

31. Minerva's grove contains the favoured shield

First Line:: Minerva's grove contains the favoured shield
Last Line:: That guarded Python in the bloody field
Author:: Francis Fawkes (Absolute)
DMI number:: 27520

32. Nor were the gods themselves more safe above

First Line:: Nor were the gods themselves more safe above
Last Line:: Did with promiscuous grace his flowing locks adorn
Author:: John Dryden (Absolute)
DMI number:: 11200

33. Now night with sable wings the world overspread

First Line:: Now night with sable wings the world overspread
Last Line:: Of full desire and sunk to pleasing rest
Author:: John Dryden (Absolute)
DMI number:: 3956

34. Now Procas yielding to the fates his son

First Line:: Now Procas yielding to the fates his son
Last Line:: Great Romulus continued long to reign
Author:: Sir Samuel Garth (Absolute)
DMI number:: 12029

35. O impotent of mind

First Line:: O impotent of mind
Last Line:: Her babes her infants at the breast shall fall
Author:: Alexander Pope (Absolute)
DMI number:: 31578

36. O truly great in whom the gods have joined

First Line:: O truly great in whom the gods have joined
Last Line:: And blame even kings with praise because with truth
Author:: Alexander Pope (Absolute)
DMI number:: 31581

37. Perhaps you may of Priam's fate enquire

First Line:: Perhaps you may of Priam's fate enquire
Last Line:: Leaped headlong from the heights and flames consumed the rest
Author:: John Dryden (Absolute)
DMI number:: 31675

38. Phemius alone the hand of vengeance spared

First Line:: Phemius alone the hand of vengeance spared
Last Line:: How much more safe the good than evil deed
Author:: Alexander Pope (Absolute) & Homer (Absolute)
DMI number:: 31660

39. The barks how famed by labouring oars

First Line:: The barks how famed by labouring oars
Last Line:: When neath the avenging steel shall stream thy purple gore
DMI number:: 22114

40. The good old man with suppliant hands implored

First Line:: The good old man with suppliant hands implored
Last Line:: And loaded up the hill convey my sire
Author:: John Dryden (Absolute)
DMI number:: 31676

41. The glorious chief resumes

First Line:: The glorious chief resumes
Last Line:: Sought her own palace and indulged her woe
Author:: Alexander Pope (Absolute)
DMI number:: 31606

42. The feathered warriors and the pygmy state

First Line:: The feathered warriors and the pygmy state
Last Line:: And in the fairy name the pygmy dies
Author:: Thomas Newcomb (Confident) & Joseph Addison (Absolute)
DMI number:: 11552

43. The man that dares his word maintain

First Line:: The man that dares his word maintain
Last Line:: And spoil a subject far above thy reach
DMI number:: 41836

44. The monarch issued his commands

First Line:: The monarch issued his commands
Last Line:: Collects his flock from thousands on the plain
Author:: Alexander Pope (Absolute)
DMI number:: 31610

45. The illustrious chief of Troy

First Line:: The illustrious chief of Troy
Last Line:: She mingled with the smile a tender tear
Author:: Alexander Pope (Absolute)
DMI number:: 31588

46. The king of kings majestically tall

First Line:: The king of kings majestically tall
Last Line:: And dawning conquest played around his head
Author:: Alexander Pope (Absolute)
DMI number:: 31577

47. The saffron morn with early blushes spread

First Line:: The saffron morn with early blushes spread
Last Line:: Till dimmed with rising grief they streamed again
Author:: Alexander Pope (Confident)
DMI number:: 31611

48. The sage Ulysses thus replies

First Line:: The sage Ulysses thus replies
Last Line:: And owe destruction to a prince like thee
Author:: Alexander Pope (Absolute)
DMI number:: 31579

49. The victor with full sails for Lemnos stood

First Line:: The victor with full sails for Lemnos stood
Last Line:: And owns she had deserved a milder fate
Author:: Temple Stanyan (Confident)
DMI number:: 11939

50. Thersites only clamoured in the throng

First Line:: Thersites only clamoured in the throng
Last Line:: Sedition silence and assert the throne
Author:: Alexander Pope (Absolute)
DMI number:: 31583

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1. Achilles fatal wrath whence discord rose

2. Ajax he shuns through all the dire debate

3. Ah dearest friend in whom the gods had joined

4. An honest and resolved man

5. And couldst thou hope dissembler from my sight

6. As Jove's imperial bird to whom the sway

7. As the god of manual arts

8. As Paris ploughed the watery plain

9. As faithless Paris ploughed his liquid way

10. At last is Hector stretched upon the plain

11. Both armies from their bloody work desist

12. Captive Briseis in a foreign tongue

13. But let us on this memorable day

14. But while to bring about their great intent

15. Contrive me artisan a bowl

16. Enough o son of Peleus Troy has viewed

17. Deep over his knee inseamed remained the scar

18. Fit for the girls in Venus' cause

19. From Sparta's hospitable shore

20. Full in the midst of this created space

21. God whose revenge for boasts the crew

22. Hector approach my arm and singly know

23. Hector who saw them scattered on the shore

24. Health to the gentle man of war and may

25. He said and past with sad presaging heart

26. In transport borne away these eyes

27. Jove Neptune Pluto when they did agree

28. Like Mars amid the battle full of rage

29. Mulciber this silver take

30. Meanwhile the Latians all their power prepare

31. Minerva's grove contains the favoured shield

32. Nor were the gods themselves more safe above

33. Now night with sable wings the world overspread

34. Now Procas yielding to the fates his son

35. O impotent of mind

36. O truly great in whom the gods have joined

37. Perhaps you may of Priam's fate enquire

38. Phemius alone the hand of vengeance spared

39. The barks how famed by labouring oars

40. The good old man with suppliant hands implored

41. The glorious chief resumes

42. The feathered warriors and the pygmy state

43. The man that dares his word maintain

44. The monarch issued his commands

45. The illustrious chief of Troy

46. The king of kings majestically tall

47. The saffron morn with early blushes spread

48. The sage Ulysses thus replies

49. The victor with full sails for Lemnos stood

50. Thersites only clamoured in the throng