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1. A while forget the scenes of woe

First Line:
A while forget the scenes of woe
Last Line:
And end the night in joys
DMI number:
24621

2. As over the swelling ocean's tide

First Line:
As over the swelling ocean's tide
Last Line:
And dares or truly speaks or bravely dies
DMI number:
32066

3. Awake my muse awake and speak

First Line:
Awake my muse awake and speak
Last Line:
To make the tories fine
DMI number:
37146

4. Away ambition let me rest

First Line:
Away ambition let me rest
Last Line:
Which vanish with the day
DMI number:
19461

5. Beat on proud billows Boreas blow

First Line:
Beat on proud billows Boreas blow
Last Line:
My king alone can captivate my mind
Author:
Sir Roger L'Estrange (Absolute)
DMI number:
32394

6. Behold the happy day again

First Line:
Behold the happy day again
Last Line:
And may thy life be lasting as thy name
Author:
Sir Charles Sedley (Absolute)
DMI number:
3845

7. Best of all our earthly wealth

First Line:
Best of all our earthly wealth
Last Line:
Oh may he never want it more
DMI number:
8370

8. Brave Colledg is hanged the chief of our hopes

First Line:
Brave Colledg is hanged the chief of our hopes
Last Line:
And make the proud tories resign us the nation
DMI number:
44311

9. Bright god of day whose genial power

First Line:
Bright god of day whose genial power
Last Line:
Long be his prosperous reign and all with glory crowned
Author:
Francis Fawkes (Absolute)
DMI number:
26245

10. Bute loves arbitrary rule

First Line:
Bute loves arbitrary rule
Last Line:
Which kings pretend to reign
DMI number:
36006

11. Briton the thunder of the wrath divine

First Line:
Briton the thunder of the wrath divine
Last Line:
To spawn a baser brood of monster-breeding sons
Author:
Robert Lowth (Absolute)
DMI number:
22540

12. Cursed be the pen by faction swayed

First Line:
Cursed be the pen by faction swayed
Last Line:
Or perish in the breach
DMI number:
35962

13. Courage my lord though Howe is fled

First Line:
Courage my lord though Howe is fled
Last Line:
And so resembles you
DMI number:
35973

14. Dissenting bigots boast no more

First Line:
Dissenting bigots boast no more
Last Line:
And blessings when abused oft turn into a curse
DMI number:
43168

15. Do thou fair liberty descend

First Line:
Do thou fair liberty descend
Last Line:
The grace of future worlds and honour of their isle
Author:
Ralph Schomberg (Absolute)
DMI number:
32508

16. Excellent Brutus of all human race

First Line:
Excellent Brutus of all human race
Last Line:
And showed thee a god crucified
Author:
Abraham Cowley (Absolute)
DMI number:
1443

17. First martyr of unlawful power

First Line:
First martyr of unlawful power
Last Line:
Britons can fear no power beside
DMI number:
33836

18. Forgive my lord an homely muse

First Line:
Forgive my lord an homely muse
Last Line:
And strength from plenty draw
DMI number:
31345

19. For quiet Yorke the sailor cries

First Line:
For quiet Yorke the sailor cries
Last Line:
I mean that aren't freeholders
Author:
Soame Jenyns (Absolute)
DMI number:
20407

20. For the glory of Kellum

First Line:
For the glory of Kellum
Last Line:
And be steady to Bagshot and Crewe
DMI number:
20468

21. Genius of Albion whither art thou fled

First Line:
Genius of Albion whither art thou fled
Last Line:
Bright conquest soars aloft and claps her wings aloud
DMI number:
36028

22. 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

23. Great god of verse propitious Phoebus hear

First Line:
Great god of verse propitious Phoebus hear
Last Line:
What accessary light a second Brunswick shines
DMI number:
2844

24. Guardian of Britain come away

First Line:
Guardian of Britain come away
Last Line:
Their father and their king
DMI number:
25619

25. Great E--- of B--- your reign is over

First Line:
Great E--- of B--- your reign is over
Last Line:
With now and then an ode
DMI number:
17947

26. Great E---- of B----h

First Line:
Great E---- of B----h
Last Line:
You must the nation round
DMI number:
17972

27. Great earl of B your reign is over

First Line:
Great earl of B your reign is over
Last Line:
Witho now and then an ode
Author:
Sir Charles Hanbury Williams (Absolute)
DMI number:
26752

28. Hail thou resplendent source of high-church light

First Line:
Hail thou resplendent source of high-church light
Last Line:
And once more ridicule both church and Queen
DMI number:
6379

29. Hence avaunt tis sacred ground

First Line:
Hence avaunt tis sacred ground
Last Line:
And gilds the horrors of the axe
DMI number:
40672

30. Hence avaunt tis venal ground

First Line:
Hence avaunt tis venal ground
Last Line:
Twould wreck thee in the howling deep
DMI number:
38508

31. How long deluded Albion wilt thou lie

First Line:
How long deluded Albion wilt thou lie
Last Line:
And Europe is redeemed and William reigns
Author:
Matthew Prior (Absolute)
DMI number:
8377

32. How vain are guards when guilty fear

First Line:
How vain are guards when guilty fear
Last Line:
Still waits upon the guilty head
DMI number:
31357

33. In times like these when party rage

First Line:
In times like these when party rage
Last Line:
Grenville never lost a day
DMI number:
32084

34. In Greek and Roman writings skilled

First Line:
In Greek and Roman writings skilled
Last Line:
And high in spirits bid our cares farewell
DMI number:
25576

35. It was my hap spectator once to be

First Line:
It was my hap spectator once to be
Last Line:
Your paradise is Bedlam if not hell
Author:
Charles Darby (Absolute)
DMI number:
5917

36. My muse by Phoebus was rebuked of late

First Line:
My muse by Phoebus was rebuked of late
Last Line:
And brave Aeneas Cytheraea's son
Author:
Sir Thomas Hawkins (Absolute)
DMI number:
42148

37. My lord to celebrate your praise

First Line:
My lord to celebrate your praise
Last Line:
That monument of woe
DMI number:
35964

38. My lord you're hurt by foolish praise

First Line:
My lord you're hurt by foolish praise
Last Line:
Yon Aspin form your bust
DMI number:
35963

39. My lord your filly's hardly broke

First Line:
My lord your filly's hardly broke
Last Line:
And scald you with the kettle
DMI number:
35960

40. My lord great commoner no more

First Line:
My lord great commoner no more
Last Line:
The Pitt and upper gallery
DMI number:
31127

41. My lord I hail your spotless fame

First Line:
My lord I hail your spotless fame
Last Line:
Just on the point of stinking
DMI number:
35961

42. I'll tell you true I vow

First Line:
I'll tell you true I vow
Last Line:
Resolved to write no more
DMI number:
42868

43. Let ancient Greece for arts and arms renowned

First Line:
Let ancient Greece for arts and arms renowned
Last Line:
Enriching and enriched by all
DMI number:
3387

44. Let others hail the rising sun

First Line:
Let others hail the rising sun
Last Line:
And Pelham live in you
Author:
David Garrick (Absolute)
DMI number:
25749

45. O bard whenever you rhyme again

First Line:
O bard whenever you rhyme again
Last Line:
She'll founder in the gale
DMI number:
35972

46. O born to do thy country good

First Line:
O born to do thy country good
Last Line:
And may thy fortune know no end
DMI number:
48

47. November the 11th from Manchester town

First Line:
November the 11th from Manchester town
Last Line:
The praise of George of England
DMI number:
12011

48. O thou whom placemen all adore

First Line:
O thou whom placemen all adore
Last Line:
Without a variation
DMI number:
38517

49. Of statemen's wiles I scorn to sing

First Line:
Of statemen's wiles I scorn to sing
Last Line:
And makes Omi Viceroy
DMI number:
35983

50. Old time who on thy rapid wing

First Line:
Old time who on thy rapid wing
Last Line:
Twill break through mere vexation
DMI number:
27096