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1. A second age in wars we waste away

First Line:
A second age in wars we waste away
Last Line:
Your bard thus warns you to retire
DMI number:
25651

2. Again the royal streamers play

First Line:
Again the royal streamers play
Last Line:
Source of thy hope and patron of thy song
Author:
William Falconer (Absolute)
DMI number:
32714

3. 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

4. And has my friend unchecked by fear

First Line:
And has my friend unchecked by fear
Last Line:
And to the sword the gown
Author:
John Duncombe (Absolute)
DMI number:
25509

5. Almighty power whose boundless sway

First Line:
Almighty power whose boundless sway
Last Line:
And let the Gaul once more our vengeance feel
Author:
John Duncombe (Absolute)
DMI number:
26130

6. Amidst thy triumphs on the deep

First Line:
Amidst thy triumphs on the deep
Last Line:
Left his dread temple and retired
DMI number:
36627

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

First Line:
As Jove's imperial bird to whom the sway
Last Line:
Of well connected war inured
Author:
George Jeffreys (Absolute)
DMI number:
36426

8. 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

9. 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

10. As the young eagle that Joves thunder bears

First Line:
As the young eagle that Joves thunder bears
Last Line:
Their prudence will an easy triumph gain
DMI number:
41851

11. 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

12. 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

13. Artist of unrivalled skill

First Line:
Artist of unrivalled skill
Last Line:
Chloe smile upon the bowl
Author:
Edward Burnaby Greene (Speculation)
DMI number:
31424

14. As some vast vista whose extent

First Line:
As some vast vista whose extent
Last Line:
Charm the romantic rovers to the upland glade
Author:
Christopher Smart (Absolute)
DMI number:
21823

15. As the armour bearer of great Jove

First Line:
As the armour bearer of great Jove
Last Line:
Clews through the maze of war
Author:
Sir Richard Fanshawe (Absolute)
DMI number:
42133

16. Awake awake whose harmonious souls

First Line:
Awake awake whose harmonious souls
Last Line:
Thee our bright saint above her our great queen below
DMI number:
5082

17. As western Orellana king of floods

First Line:
As western Orellana king of floods
Last Line:
Soon lead our chiefs returning from the field
Author:
John Duncombe (Absolute)
DMI number:
26651

18. Begin celestial source of light

First Line:
Begin celestial source of light
Last Line:
Due to thy queen's reward and Blenheim's glorious day
Author:
Elijah Fenton (Absolute)
DMI number:
12339

19. Begin my muse and strike the lyre

First Line:
Begin my muse and strike the lyre
Last Line:
She chains the oppressor and she frees the oppressed
DMI number:
33675

20. Believe ye after ages yet to come

First Line:
Believe ye after ages yet to come
Last Line:
Though Mahomet should stand to guard his throne
DMI number:
43392

21. Caesar like Hercules in Spain

First Line:
Caesar like Hercules in Spain
Last Line:
Nor could I then such treatment bear
DMI number:
25593

22. Bute loves arbitrary rule

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

23. 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

24. 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

25. 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

26. Does then my Iccius' craving breast

First Line:
Does then my Iccius' craving breast
Last Line:
So dearly bought to grasp the Iberian shield
Author:
William Duncombe (Absolute)
DMI number:
25444

27. 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

28. Dryden in never dying verse

First Line:
Dryden in never dying verse
Last Line:
All other subjects I refuse
DMI number:
44689

29. 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

30. Fain would I rest but still prevailing fear

First Line:
Fain would I rest but still prevailing fear
Last Line:
And bury these afflictions in its friendly womb
Author:
Lewis Theobald (Confident)
DMI number:
3219

31. 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

32. Guardian of Britain come away

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

33. Hail image of the eternal mind

First Line:
Hail image of the eternal mind
Last Line:
While Britain's glorious queen shall rule by thee
Author:
Daniel Defoe (Confident)
DMI number:
10640

34. Hail queen of peace the nation's best defence

First Line:
Hail queen of peace the nation's best defence
Last Line:
And you that give us peace shall find it there
Author:
Daniel Defoe (Confident)
DMI number:
10641

35. Great Caesar who is said to go

First Line:
Great Caesar who is said to go
Last Line:
When Plancus charge of consul took
Author:
Sir Thomas Hawkins (Absolute)
DMI number:
42113

36. He that in verse would to the world declare

First Line:
He that in verse would to the world declare
Last Line:
New life to him that was a-dying just before
DMI number:
42087

37. 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

38. Hero sprung from ancient blood

First Line:
Hero sprung from ancient blood
Last Line:
Shalt share his fame and make his triumphs thine
Author:
Jonathan Smedley (Confident)
DMI number:
11526

39. How shall the senate how the people's care

First Line:
How shall the senate how the people's care
Last Line:
While thirst of blood no more his savage vengeance charms
DMI number:
25631

40. How shall Voltaire's recording lay

First Line:
How shall Voltaire's recording lay
Last Line:
Are deaf to slaughter's call and blind to plunder's charms
Author:
John Duncombe (Absolute)
DMI number:
26661

41. 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

42. 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

43. 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

44. In vain by being great

First Line:
In vain by being great
Last Line:
And blessed the wind that blew them to the gainful shore
DMI number:
42831

45. 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

46. My dear comrade and chiefest friend

First Line:
My dear comrade and chiefest friend
Last Line:
Transported when I treat my friend
Author:
Alexander Brome (Absolute)
DMI number:
42080

47. Learned Maecenas wonder not that I

First Line:
Learned Maecenas wonder not that I
Last Line:
For why shouldst thou look sour
Author:
Thomas Flatman (Absolute)
DMI number:
42105

48. Melpomene divine Saturnian maid

First Line:
Melpomene divine Saturnian maid
Last Line:
Above the skies
DMI number:
32496

49. Now is the time the bowl to drain

First Line:
Now is the time the bowl to drain
Last Line:
A queen she lived and like a queen she died
Author:
William Duncombe (Absolute)
DMI number:
25518

50. Now let each pious Briton praise

First Line:
Now let each pious Briton praise
Last Line:
Heroes they lived and more than heroes died
Author:
John Duncombe (Absolute)
DMI number:
26131

51. 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

52. O Goddess whose propitious sway

First Line:
O Goddess whose propitious sway
Last Line:
And let the Massagete our vengeance feel
Author:
John Duncombe (Absolute)
DMI number:
25516

53. Now the storm begins to lower

First Line:
Now the storm begins to lower
Last Line:
Hurry hurry to the field
Author:
Thomas Gray (Absolute)
DMI number:
32561

54. O thou who badst thy turtles bear

First Line:
O thou who badst thy turtles bear
Last Line:
With him for ever wed
Author:
William Collins (Absolute)
DMI number:
31051

55. O let me strike my softest lyre

First Line:
O let me strike my softest lyre
Last Line:
Again the poet lives
Author:
James Thomson (Speculation)
DMI number:
26700

56. Offspring of heaven the muses know

First Line:
Offspring of heaven the muses know
Last Line:
And snatched him to the skies
DMI number:
32335

57. Oh whither art thou fled Saturnian reign

First Line:
Oh whither art thou fled Saturnian reign
Last Line:
I see I see the years begin their mighty course
Author:
James Beattie (Absolute)
DMI number:
31024

58. Ormond's glory Marlborough's arms

First Line:
Ormond's glory Marlborough's arms
Last Line:
Of Ormond's glory and of Marlborough's arms
Author:
Edmund Smith (Absolute)
DMI number:
36212

59. Queen of plenty queen of smiles

First Line:
Queen of plenty queen of smiles
Last Line:
And friend to nature but with nature die
DMI number:
20486

60. Pollio the senate's guide confessed

First Line:
Pollio the senate's guide confessed
Last Line:
With subjects suited to thy lighter strain
Author:
William Duncombe (Absolute)
DMI number:
25521

61. Peace heaven descended maid whose powerful voice

First Line:
Peace heaven descended maid whose powerful voice
Last Line:
Slow winged her way sublime and mingled with the morn
Author:
James Beattie (Absolute)
DMI number:
37668

62. Pompey with me to utmost dangers driven

First Line:
Pompey with me to utmost dangers driven
Last Line:
Rejoice to revel for a friend restored
Author:
John Duncombe (Absolute)
DMI number:
25528

63. Say veteran friend beloved remain

First Line:
Say veteran friend beloved remain
Last Line:
Where stands the toast tis George and peace
Author:
John Duncombe (Absolute)
DMI number:
26666

64. Roman resolve thou shalt desertless taste

First Line:
Roman resolve thou shalt desertless taste
Last Line:
An offspring fuller of abuse
Author:
Sir Thomas Hawkins (Absolute)
DMI number:
42103

65. Rome your forefathers sins you'll rue

First Line:
Rome your forefathers sins you'll rue
Last Line:
And shall yet leave a more degenerate breed
DMI number:
41839

66. Some sing of Thebes and some employ

First Line:
Some sing of Thebes and some employ
Last Line:
To conquer dreadful in its charms
Author:
William Broome (Absolute)
DMI number:
27192

67. Take this silver Vulcan show

First Line:
Take this silver Vulcan show
Last Line:
Each with clusters in his hand
DMI number:
3540

68. Sweet power that lovest the lone recess

First Line:
Sweet power that lovest the lone recess
Last Line:
And let the nations rest
DMI number:
32472

69. Statesman on whose unbiased tongue

First Line:
Statesman on whose unbiased tongue
Last Line:
Resign to Clio and her Lyttelton
Author:
John Duncombe (Absolute)
DMI number:
26133

70. The giants with ambition wild

First Line:
The giants with ambition wild
Last Line:
Where George commands and we obey | Exult ye Britons sing rejoice | Your hero sing with cheerful voice
DMI number:
25018

71. The civil war from the first seeds

First Line:
The civil war from the first seeds
Last Line:
Seek matter for a lighter quill
Author:
Sir Richard Fanshawe (Absolute)
DMI number:
42074

72. 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

73. The man that's weary of his life

First Line:
The man that's weary of his life
Last Line:
May hope for charity in hell
DMI number:
7205

74. The thanksgiving day the jubilee ball

First Line:
The thanksgiving day the jubilee ball
Last Line:
Blown up in the air o rare o rare
DMI number:
20854

75. The youth my friends robust in war

First Line:
The youth my friends robust in war
Last Line:
That halting vengeance lags behind
Author:
John Duncombe (Absolute)
DMI number:
25570

76. Those ills your ancestors have done

First Line:
Those ills your ancestors have done
Last Line:
With all the pains we take have skill enough to be
Author:
Wentworth Dillon (Absolute)
DMI number:
927

77. Thou more than happy plain

First Line:
Thou more than happy plain
Last Line:
They lead the mighty van and these bring up the rear
DMI number:
43169

78. Tis no disgrace brave youth to own

First Line:
Tis no disgrace brave youth to own
Last Line:
And if she makes thee blessed tis all I ask of love
Author:
Thomas Yalden (Absolute)
DMI number:
907

79. Tis true great name thou art secure

First Line:
Tis true great name thou art secure
Last Line:
Did settle and secured them in the promised land
Author:
Thomas Sprat (Absolute)
DMI number:
3516

80. To Lee I tune the heart-felt lays

First Line:
To Lee I tune the heart-felt lays
Last Line:
With Washington and Hampden
DMI number:
36005

81. To love a serving maid's no shame

First Line:
To love a serving maid's no shame
Last Line:
Its cooling snow
Author:
Sir Richard Fanshawe (Absolute)
DMI number:
42077

82. To sing of wars when I aspire

First Line:
To sing of wars when I aspire
Last Line:
Of beauty's queen our songs shall grace
Author:
William Duncombe (Absolute)
DMI number:
25632

83. Twas not the spawn of such as these

First Line:
Twas not the spawn of such as these
Last Line:
And drowned in friendly bowls the labour of the day
Author:
Wentworth Dillon (Absolute)
DMI number:
25241

84. Twas when the full eared harvest bowed

First Line:
Twas when the full eared harvest bowed
Last Line:
Him with the shouts of victory
Author:
James Macpherson (Absolute)
DMI number:
33437

85. Twas at the royal show and grand display

First Line:
Twas at the royal show and grand display
Last Line:
We'll chant God save our King
DMI number:
36068

86. Too long alas with storms of hail and snow

First Line:
Too long alas with storms of hail and snow
Last Line:
Nor let our foes insult while you our troops command
Author:
Arthur Maynwaring (Confident)
DMI number:
882

87. Too long has this devoted state

First Line:
Too long has this devoted state
Last Line:
Queen of the isle and mistress of the main
Author:
John Duncombe (Absolute)
DMI number:
25924

88. Waller in never dying verse

First Line:
Waller in never dying verse
Last Line:
All other subjects I refuse
Author:
Thomas Brown (Absolute)
DMI number:
7120

89. We own the sovereign power of Jove

First Line:
We own the sovereign power of Jove
Last Line:
The abode of peace and happiness
DMI number:
25573

90. Urge me no more to write of martial things

First Line:
Urge me no more to write of martial things
Last Line:
My wealth my pomp my heaven should all be love
Author:
John Glanvill (Absolute)
DMI number:
914

91. What power of words can equal thy renown

First Line:
What power of words can equal thy renown
Last Line:
Than they find words to celebrate his victories
DMI number:
5716

92. What power what genius will the muse

First Line:
What power what genius will the muse
Last Line:
Warmed with the fumes of blood he springs upon his prey
DMI number:
35398

93. What can the British senate give

First Line:
What can the British senate give
Last Line:
Gain but an higher fall a mountain for their tomb
Author:
Samuel Cobb (Absolute)
DMI number:
2256

94. What care of senators or Roman state

First Line:
What care of senators or Roman state
Last Line:
Lay weapons down adore and will not fight
Author:
Sir Thomas Hawkins (Absolute)
DMI number:
42147

95. What fury what distraction blinds

First Line:
What fury what distraction blinds
Last Line:
And fatten and improve the fertile soil
DMI number:
8975

96. What learned fury in my breast does reign

First Line:
What learned fury in my breast does reign
Last Line:
Untrodden by the insipid Perraults of the age
Author:
Samuel Cobb (Confident)
DMI number:
8974

97. What man what hero shall the muses sing

First Line:
What man what hero shall the muses sing
Last Line:
A Milton sing to heaven and charm the ear of time
Author:
Michael Bruce (Absolute) & John Logan (Speculation)
DMI number:
30173

98. When Churchill on Onarda's plain

First Line:
When Churchill on Onarda's plain
Last Line:
To Oudenard and thee
Author:
Leonard Welsted (Absolute)
DMI number:
12104

99. When great Augustus governed Ancient Rome

First Line:
When great Augustus governed Ancient Rome
Last Line:
Hangs up her grateful harp to everlasting peace
Author:
Matthew Prior (Absolute)
DMI number:
33673

100. When faithless Paris through the yielding sea

First Line:
When faithless Paris through the yielding sea
Last Line:
The Grecian's haughty rage and murdering steel
DMI number:
5467