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1. All hail thou mighty sacred boy that art

First Line:
All hail thou mighty sacred boy that art
Last Line:
That they may nothing have either to wish or fear
DMI number:
42852

2. After the numerous crowd of favours past

First Line:
After the numerous crowd of favours past
Last Line:
To honour's paths and taught the glorious task of fame
DMI number:
42842

3. Apollo touch your lyre and golden strings

First Line:
Apollo touch your lyre and golden strings
Last Line:
To make our hero like the gods divine
DMI number:
11942

4. And now again tumultuous war is over

First Line:
And now again tumultuous war is over
Last Line:
And bid each future age applaud britannia's king
DMI number:
21816

5. And thou great William who of late was seen

First Line:
And thou great William who of late was seen
Last Line:
Those whom you honoured young and mature defend
DMI number:
28862

6. As the fond mother sends her eager eyes

First Line:
As the fond mother sends her eager eyes
Last Line:
And angels on the healing springs descend
DMI number:
22949

7. As victors lose the troubles they sustain

First Line:
As victors lose the troubles they sustain
Last Line:
Forgot her Theseus and embraced the god
Author:
George Stepney (Absolute)
DMI number:
6573

8. Art come sweet prince wilt once more deign to cheer

First Line:
Art come sweet prince wilt once more deign to cheer
Last Line:
And all but regicides thy praise resound
DMI number:
43166

9. At length the hostile din of war is over

First Line:
At length the hostile din of war is over
Last Line:
Shalt justly boast each glorious toil thine own
DMI number:
21827

10. At length the hostile sound of war is over

First Line:
At length the hostile sound of war is over
Last Line:
That task O Sandwich heaven reserved for thee
DMI number:
21803

11. At length the rude alarms of war are over

First Line:
At length the rude alarms of war are over
Last Line:
Compleat the just designs of William's sword
DMI number:
20483

12. As when two streams divided gently glide

First Line:
As when two streams divided gently glide
Last Line:
Went two into the stream returned but one
DMI number:
6376

13. As when with tender light an infant star

First Line:
As when with tender light an infant star
Last Line:
Your mother's child-bed pangs are all that you shall cause
DMI number:
42854

14. Auspicious day to which we owe

First Line:
Auspicious day to which we owe
Last Line:
And to more solid strains aspire
DMI number:
6588

15. Auspicious Hymen from whose pregnant wing

First Line:
Auspicious Hymen from whose pregnant wing
Last Line:
Empire and liberty for ever joined
Author:
Philip Bedingfield (Absolute)
DMI number:
40415

16. Auspicious prince | Blessed be the hour and sacred be the light

First Line:
Auspicious prince | Blessed be the hour and sacred be the light
Last Line:
Mayst thou augment the number of the blessed
DMI number:
42845

17. Beauty and empire by indulgent heaven

First Line:
Beauty and empire by indulgent heaven
Last Line:
At once to govern and to charm mankind
Author:
Anthony Hammond (Confident)
DMI number:
10526

18. Break sacred morn on our expecting isle

First Line:
Break sacred morn on our expecting isle
Last Line:
As flints are struck before they show their fires
Author:
Edmund Waller (Speculation)
DMI number:
43018

19. Behold the people from their labour cease

First Line:
Behold the people from their labour cease
Last Line:
While we our duty pay in youthful verse
DMI number:
8443

20. But if great George must mount our throne

First Line:
But if great George must mount our throne
Last Line:
If treason gives us George and peace
DMI number:
18193

21. Britain arise in all your glory smile

First Line:
Britain arise in all your glory smile
Last Line:
And the proud scene with Io Paean rung
DMI number:
7440

22. Cease dreadful god of war thy rude alarms

First Line:
Cease dreadful god of war thy rude alarms
Last Line:
Frederic Augusta George and Caroline
Author:
Ralph Verney (Absolute)
DMI number:
40413

23. Clad with the infant glories of the spring

First Line:
Clad with the infant glories of the spring
Last Line:
Whilst with two godlike souls our Albion's blessed
DMI number:
43164

24. Descend from heaven Urania sacred guest

First Line:
Descend from heaven Urania sacred guest
Last Line:
Till fainting nature seeks a final grave
DMI number:
10996

25. Diana watchful for young Ammon's fate

First Line:
Diana watchful for young Ammon's fate
Last Line:
Charles could not be restored till George was born
DMI number:
11866

26. Diana watchful over young Ammon's fate

First Line:
Diana watchful over young Ammon's fate
Last Line:
Charles could not be restored till George was born
DMI number:
12753

27. Deep in the winding mazes of a wood

First Line:
Deep in the winding mazes of a wood
Last Line:
Beheld the glittering branch and crowded to the shore
DMI number:
21801

28. Dread sir if your just grief no bounds receives

First Line:
Dread sir if your just grief no bounds receives
Last Line:
At once we grieve and banish all our fears
DMI number:
42892

29. Exalted on her cliffs Britannia's plain

First Line:
Exalted on her cliffs Britannia's plain
Last Line:
And without danger rule the golden day
Author:
Thomas Clerke (Absolute)
DMI number:
40424

30. Fierce wars have long contending states destroyed

First Line:
Fierce wars have long contending states destroyed
Last Line:
And peace and plenty crown th'ensuing years
DMI number:
8448

31. From finished prayer the flock disperse apace

First Line:
From finished prayer the flock disperse apace
Last Line:
And own though styled a God thou art still a man
Author:
John Dart (Absolute)
DMI number:
36276

32. From whom should peace sincerer vows receive

First Line:
From whom should peace sincerer vows receive
Last Line:
Toil forms the limbs but liberty the soul
Author:
William Whitehead (Absolute)
DMI number:
21826

33. Go best in all that's good we cannot bear

First Line:
Go best in all that's good we cannot bear
Last Line:
And all men sing vive le roi
DMI number:
43165

34. God's and thy right made thee our hope before

First Line:
God's and thy right made thee our hope before
Last Line:
And the wide globe surveyed submit it self to thee
DMI number:
6600

35. Goddess to urge me on forbear

First Line:
Goddess to urge me on forbear
Last Line:
And to the gods and Caesar leave the rest
DMI number:
8912

36. Great queen | While all the heroes of your line

First Line:
Great queen | While all the heroes of your line
Last Line:
A nobler prince and more renowned then he
DMI number:
42851

37. Great sir till now I with impatience stayed

First Line:
Great sir till now I with impatience stayed
Last Line:
His country's lasting best security
DMI number:
43163

38. Hail Britain favoured isle to whom tis given

First Line:
Hail Britain favoured isle to whom tis given
Last Line:
And make us virtuous as they make us blessed
DMI number:
21811

39. Greatest of queens who make while you preside

First Line:
Greatest of queens who make while you preside
Last Line:
And in your milder attributes appear
Author:
John Adams (Speculation)
DMI number:
11208

40. Hail mighty prince this poem on you waits

First Line:
Hail mighty prince this poem on you waits
Last Line:
And all the popish interest confound
DMI number:
42343

41. Hail mighty prince this poem on you waits

First Line:
Hail mighty prince this poem on you waits
Last Line:
And with his impious blood Lutetia's plains manure
DMI number:
4930

42. Hail o thou future glory of our state

First Line:
Hail o thou future glory of our state
Last Line:
And finish all the wonders we expect
DMI number:
42847

43. Hail royal dome adorned with solemn state

First Line:
Hail royal dome adorned with solemn state
Last Line:
In deepest silence better speak thy praise
DMI number:
10997

44. Haste haste Aurora gild the eastern skies

First Line:
Haste haste Aurora gild the eastern skies
Last Line:
Seize every wretch that dare refuse the same
Author:
James Dodd (Confident)
DMI number:
17550

45. Her public loss let learned grief bemoan

First Line:
Her public loss let learned grief bemoan
Last Line:
While George shall reign and Caroline shall bless
DMI number:
35374

46. Heroes of old of an unequal make

First Line:
Heroes of old of an unequal make
Last Line:
And heaven approves and verifies my song
DMI number:
8925

47. In that wild deluge where the world was drowned

First Line:
In that wild deluge where the world was drowned
Last Line:
With their own peace their children's happiness
Author:
John Dryden (Absolute)
DMI number:
3815

48. Imaginary terrors scare

First Line:
Imaginary terrors scare
Last Line:
A thought of nought an idle dream
DMI number:
25557

49. In dull commanded strains the royal boy

First Line:
In dull commanded strains the royal boy
Last Line:
To know their country's fortune and their own
DMI number:
42875

50. In Windsor's groves or Richmond's bowers or where

First Line:
In Windsor's groves or Richmond's bowers or where
Last Line:
On which a father of his country reigns
DMI number:
21819

51. Long have our prayers unto the sacred throne

First Line:
Long have our prayers unto the sacred throne
Last Line:
Or may the world expire when such shall unsucceeded die
DMI number:
42848

52. Long mayst thou reign the bulwark of the age

First Line:
Long mayst thou reign the bulwark of the age
Last Line:
And liberty and George for ever live
Author:
Samuel Ogden (Absolute)
DMI number:
40419

53. Long time beneath the tyrant's lawless sway

First Line:
Long time beneath the tyrant's lawless sway
Last Line:
And views exulting her own monarch reign
DMI number:
11141

54. Lord of the world and paradise his throne

First Line:
Lord of the world and paradise his throne
Last Line:
Tis just to own this match too made by heaven
DMI number:
30425

55. My lord | While flattering crowds officiously appear

First Line:
My lord | While flattering crowds officiously appear
Last Line:
Because the centre of it is above
Author:
John Dryden (Absolute)
DMI number:
3816

56. Most gracious sovereign lord may't please

First Line:
Most gracious sovereign lord may't please
Last Line:
We're seamen sir and that's enough
DMI number:
23034

57. If to redeem an almost ruined state

First Line:
If to redeem an almost ruined state
Last Line:
As this with us your last and greatest did
DMI number:
42865

58. Madam | With no less reverence did we wait

First Line:
Madam | With no less reverence did we wait
Last Line:
The son shall conquer in the father's right
DMI number:
42853

59. Nature o Boyle though hid in night

First Line:
Nature o Boyle though hid in night
Last Line:
Shall give to fame a lasting stone
DMI number:
10992

60. Now blessings on you all since mighty fate

First Line:
Now blessings on you all since mighty fate
Last Line:
While James and all his deathless race surround our land
DMI number:
8927

61. Now to be silent or to write in prose

First Line:
Now to be silent or to write in prose
Last Line:
My verses may have end but not our joy
Author:
Robert Gomersall (Speculation)
DMI number:
43161

62. Now to our grief we find there is no joy

First Line:
Now to our grief we find there is no joy
Last Line:
Stand but this shock unmoved and the great work is done
DMI number:
42899

63. Now with a general peace the world was blessed

First Line:
Now with a general peace the world was blessed
Last Line:
The world a monarch and that monarch you
Author:
John Dryden (Absolute)
DMI number:
3814

64. No not one word can I of this great deed

First Line:
No not one word can I of this great deed
Last Line:
From God and from the king alone it came
Author:
Robert Wild (Absolute)
DMI number:
43025

65. Of Albion's splendid court unmoved I hear

First Line:
Of Albion's splendid court unmoved I hear
Last Line:
Our Albion too should of her Daciers boast
Author:
Catharine Cockburn [nee Trotter] (Absolute)
DMI number:
23539

66. Oft has the muse her heavenly skill prophaned

First Line:
Oft has the muse her heavenly skill prophaned
Last Line:
And the whole world unite in thy applause
DMI number:
10991

67. Oft has the Muse on this distinguished day

First Line:
Oft has the Muse on this distinguished day
Last Line:
And with a monarch's sorrow mix his own
DMI number:
38535

68. Over ravaged climes let other chiefs display

First Line:
Over ravaged climes let other chiefs display
Last Line:
And tempt the giddy height of trackless skies
DMI number:
21822

69. Our tears we paid to Charles his royal hearse

First Line:
Our tears we paid to Charles his royal hearse
Last Line:
May flow a race of heroes and of kings
DMI number:
42843

70. Praise that just tribute to the fair and great

First Line:
Praise that just tribute to the fair and great
Last Line:
Such mighty blessings can the fair bestow
DMI number:
42840

71. Praise the just tribute to the fair and great

First Line:
Praise the just tribute to the fair and great
Last Line:
Such mighty blessings can the fair bestow
DMI number:
8926

72. Scarce had our bards poetic tribute paid

First Line:
Scarce had our bards poetic tribute paid
Last Line:
And to the verge of time her fame extend
Author:
William Whitehead (Absolute)
DMI number:
40417

73. Rise lofty numbers rise from scenes of light

First Line:
Rise lofty numbers rise from scenes of light
Last Line:
They are her enemies as well as yours
DMI number:
4592

74. Rise muse and boldly spread thy tender wing

First Line:
Rise muse and boldly spread thy tender wing
Last Line:
By George our great redeemer William's ghost
DMI number:
13471

75. See brandished up and down the busy hand

First Line:
See brandished up and down the busy hand
Last Line:
The pause harmonious and harmonious sound
DMI number:
28786

76. So when the sun melts stormy clouds to dew

First Line:
So when the sun melts stormy clouds to dew
Last Line:
To conquer him that conquers all but you
DMI number:
42873

77. Successful Cyrus fortune's darling son

First Line:
Successful Cyrus fortune's darling son
Last Line:
May you defend them with the same success
Author:
Robert Freind (Absolute)
DMI number:
36609

78. Swift as fair Atalanta left behind

First Line:
Swift as fair Atalanta left behind
Last Line:
With kings thy clients and with God thy guide
DMI number:
21799

79. The heavens at last the mighty work have done

First Line:
The heavens at last the mighty work have done
Last Line:
We'll heaven acquit for heaven can give no more
DMI number:
36608

80. The days of man are doomed to pain and strife

First Line:
The days of man are doomed to pain and strife
Last Line:
The next affliction were to see him grieve
Author:
Sir Richard Steele (Absolute)
DMI number:
8472

81. The muse not more by conscious duty fired

First Line:
The muse not more by conscious duty fired
Last Line:
Though tracks of glory unto Latium's throne
DMI number:
35375

82. Thou equal partner of the royal bed

First Line:
Thou equal partner of the royal bed
Last Line:
More famed than that by your great name shall grow
Author:
Richard Duke (Absolute)
DMI number:
3705

83. Tis long a forming that's resolved by fate

First Line:
Tis long a forming that's resolved by fate
Last Line:
And such as these will raise our prince's name
DMI number:
42844

84. Tis strange good nature sure or they must own

First Line:
Tis strange good nature sure or they must own
Last Line:
The wonder and the pride of gazing Christendom
DMI number:
42872

85. To Anna's care and vigilance we owe

First Line:
To Anna's care and vigilance we owe
Last Line:
I'm young let others write and I'll obey
DMI number:
8445

86. To foreign notes while others tune the lyre

First Line:
To foreign notes while others tune the lyre
Last Line:
And give to warring nations laws and peace
Author:
Mary Jones (Absolute)
DMI number:
23700

87. To Britain's prince the muse directs her song

First Line:
To Britain's prince the muse directs her song
Last Line:
And nature smiled as partner of their love
Author:
Stavely Parker (Absolute)
DMI number:
40418

88. Truth justice wisdom in Godolphin shine

First Line:
Truth justice wisdom in Godolphin shine
Last Line:
But by a monarch's champion and a monarch's son
DMI number:
5097

89. Twice twenty tedious moons have rolled away

First Line:
Twice twenty tedious moons have rolled away
Last Line:
I lose all memory of wrongs and woes
Author:
Richard Savage (Absolute)
DMI number:
38529

90. We that ar heir in heavens glory

First Line:
We that ar heir in heavens glory
Last Line:
Ut requiescat Striviling Amen
Author:
William Dunbar (Absolute)
DMI number:
10926

91. Welcome blessed prince the gods have heard our prayers

First Line:
Welcome blessed prince the gods have heard our prayers
Last Line:
Since the fierce wolf begins to adore the hind
DMI number:
42846

92. What mighty god or what unusual fire

First Line:
What mighty god or what unusual fire
Last Line:
Clouds cannot gather when the sun's so near
DMI number:
42850

93. What art thou muse that dost the mind inspire

First Line:
What art thou muse that dost the mind inspire
Last Line:
Then when we lose our queen we are sure to find our saint
DMI number:
43183

94. When angry heaven to punish all the rest

First Line:
When angry heaven to punish all the rest
Last Line:
And liberty and George shall swell the sounding song
Author:
Philip Bennet (Confident)
DMI number:
40423

95. When Ariosto in the fields of light

First Line:
When Ariosto in the fields of light
Last Line:
He mounts and fills his seat among the blessed
Author:
Samuel Wesley (Absolute)
DMI number:
8923

96. When the disciple duteous zeal inspired

First Line:
When the disciple duteous zeal inspired
Last Line:
A suffering hero's greater than a king
DMI number:
12653

97. While kings and nations on thy counsels wait

First Line:
While kings and nations on thy counsels wait
Last Line:
Pursue thy hoary head with curses to the grave
Author:
Nicholas Rowe (Absolute)
DMI number:
33683

98. While matchless queen amid your loved retreat

First Line:
While matchless queen amid your loved retreat
Last Line:
And in eternal skies a nobler fame secure
DMI number:
10998

99. When you great sir began to disappear

First Line:
When you great sir began to disappear
Last Line:
And never weep henceforth but tears of joy
DMI number:
43162

100. While peace fair heaven born maid reviews our isle

First Line:
While peace fair heaven born maid reviews our isle
Last Line:
Then rush adventurous on his country's foes
DMI number:
21804