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1. All hail my son my well beloved all hail

First Line:
All hail my son my well beloved all hail
Last Line:
Augusta's genius Duncombe still be owned
DMI number:
6452

2. Above that bridge which lofty turrets crown

First Line:
Above that bridge which lofty turrets crown
Last Line:
Boast safely challenge either Rome or Greece
Author:
Charles Hopkins (Confident)
DMI number:
4047

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. Apollo's favourite hear Britannia's prayer

First Line:
Apollo's favourite hear Britannia's prayer
Last Line:
My Walpole lives and Mortimer despairs
DMI number:
8368

5. 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

6. At length the contests cease the courts are clear

First Line:
At length the contests cease the courts are clear
Last Line:
And wear the star familiar to your name
DMI number:
11270

7. 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

8. 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

9. By public voice distinguished and approved

First Line:
By public voice distinguished and approved
Last Line:
And to their ancestors good deeds add lasting fame
DMI number:
11265

10. Come then at last while anxious nations weep

First Line:
Come then at last while anxious nations weep
Last Line:
He dares to hazard both his life and crown
Author:
Nathaniel Lee (Absolute)
DMI number:
3718

11. 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

12. Constrained by winning worth the admiring muse

First Line:
Constrained by winning worth the admiring muse
Last Line:
That George might Cavendish restore
DMI number:
19255

13. Dolly whose form by envy stands confessed

First Line:
Dolly whose form by envy stands confessed
Last Line:
Will all caress so absolute a fool
DMI number:
24467

14. Dolly whose form could please in days of yore

First Line:
Dolly whose form could please in days of yore
Last Line:
But stoutly die an absolute old maid
DMI number:
24466

15. Dread sir | Whose hand three mighty kingdoms sways

First Line:
Dread sir | Whose hand three mighty kingdoms sways
Last Line:
Gave him his niece and kept him for his guard
DMI number:
42818

16. Fly envious time why dost our bliss delay

First Line:
Fly envious time why dost our bliss delay
Last Line:
And thought on even to convert rebellion
Author:
John Phillips (Absolute)
DMI number:
43185

17. Folly and vice are easy to describe

First Line:
Folly and vice are easy to describe
Last Line:
But from the uncorrupted blood of kings
Author:
Wentworth Dillon (Absolute)
DMI number:
4153

18. From this auspicious day three kingdoms date

First Line:
From this auspicious day three kingdoms date
Last Line:
And golden plenty covers all the plain
Author:
Elijah Fenton (Absolute)
DMI number:
11994

19. 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

20. Great hero not of their low rank and name

First Line:
Great hero not of their low rank and name
Last Line:
Or that to its wished prize led on by you
DMI number:
42866

21. Great prince and so much greater as more wise

First Line:
Great prince and so much greater as more wise
Last Line:
To woods and groves what once the painter sings
Author:
Sir John Denham (Speculation) & Andrew Marvell (Confident)
DMI number:
3573

22. Great prince what glories does thy name deserve

First Line:
Great prince what glories does thy name deserve
Last Line:
And think it great enough in thee to have a share
DMI number:
42861

23. Great sir how shall I to your worth aspire

First Line:
Great sir how shall I to your worth aspire
Last Line:
Immortal work and whom you conquer save
DMI number:
42857

24. 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

25. Hail glorious youth the wonder of our age

First Line:
Hail glorious youth the wonder of our age
Last Line:
A Virgil only can a Caesar draw
DMI number:
24620

26. Hail glorious youth the wonder of the age

First Line:
Hail glorious youth the wonder of the age
Last Line:
Retire with wonder and submissive awe
DMI number:
22509

27. Hail happy William thou art truly great

First Line:
Hail happy William thou art truly great
Last Line:
Those that oppose his reign must damn their souls
DMI number:
4962

28. 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

29. Hail mighty prince whom heaven has designed

First Line:
Hail mighty prince whom heaven has designed
Last Line:
To herd with him that taught them their design
DMI number:
42214

30. Hail minister by paradoxes great

First Line:
Hail minister by paradoxes great
Last Line:
And turned thy sanctuary to a throne
DMI number:
36061

31. Handsome comely cook the ladies do admire

First Line:
Handsome comely cook the ladies do admire
Last Line:
O must it die farewell and ever adieu
DMI number:
15344

32. Hang all the streets with sable sad and call

First Line:
Hang all the streets with sable sad and call
Last Line:
Though undeserving yet attend his hearse
Author:
Patrick Ker (Absolute)
DMI number:
43179

33. He who could factions tame and peace restore

First Line:
He who could factions tame and peace restore
Last Line:
Since in him live both Verulam and Hale
DMI number:
10067

34. Here's a health to the queen and her faithful adviser

First Line:
Here's a health to the queen and her faithful adviser
Last Line:
She greater than Tudor he greater than Vere
DMI number:
8109

35. Hibernia's happy while her Carteret reigns

First Line:
Hibernia's happy while her Carteret reigns
Last Line:
And merits the whole nation's best applause
DMI number:
19809

36. 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

37. In times by selfishness and faction soured

First Line:
In times by selfishness and faction soured
Last Line:
Learn what was once politeness ease and wit
Author:
Soame Jenyns (Absolute)
DMI number:
33115

38. In sable weeds I saw a matron clad

First Line:
In sable weeds I saw a matron clad
Last Line:
To our great saviour our triumphant king
DMI number:
6693

39. 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

40. Is this the man that's now the object made

First Line:
Is this the man that's now the object made
Last Line:
'Gainst him the prey they greedily devour
DMI number:
8095

41. Ingrateful England cursed to that degree

First Line:
Ingrateful England cursed to that degree
Last Line:
Till she return and thou art blessed again
DMI number:
4535

42. Insulting ass who basely could revile

First Line:
Insulting ass who basely could revile
Last Line:
Only on briars and on thistles feed
DMI number:
4583

43. Long since thy royal grandsire strove in vain

First Line:
Long since thy royal grandsire strove in vain
Last Line:
Who makes us truly happy in a glorious peace
Author:
Edward Ward (Speculation)
DMI number:
7994

44. 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

45. Long has great Lewis formed the vast design

First Line:
Long has great Lewis formed the vast design
Last Line:
When keeping faith betrays thee ----
DMI number:
4999

46. Like the vain curlings of the watery maze

First Line:
Like the vain curlings of the watery maze
Last Line:
Troubling the waters yearly make them heal
Author:
Andrew Marvell (Absolute)
DMI number:
11884

47. Like the vain curlings of the watery maze

First Line:
Like the vain curlings of the watery maze
Last Line:
Troubling the waters yearly makest them heal
Author:
Andrew Marvell (Absolute)
DMI number:
5915

48. 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

49. 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

50. 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

51. Let mighty Caesar not disdain to view

First Line:
Let mighty Caesar not disdain to view
Last Line:
And crowned with palm I will condemn the bays
DMI number:
4579

52. Madam | Since Anna visited the muses' seat

First Line:
Madam | Since Anna visited the muses' seat
Last Line:
What Margaret Tudor was is Harriet Harley now
Author:
Matthew Prior (Absolute)
DMI number:
11872

53. Madam | Your words like Phoebus' rays enlights your land

First Line:
Madam | Your words like Phoebus' rays enlights your land
Last Line:
God bless the Queen the Church and Hanoverian Line
DMI number:
7868

54. Nor me the glories of thy birth engage

First Line:
Nor me the glories of thy birth engage
Last Line:
And may the power that raised preserve thy sceptred line
Author:
Robert Nugent (Absolute)
DMI number:
22434

55. Not mighty Caesar did from Gallia come

First Line:
Not mighty Caesar did from Gallia come
Last Line:
Less honour Caesar sir deserves than you
DMI number:
11975

56. No sooner doth the aged phoenix die

First Line:
No sooner doth the aged phoenix die
Last Line:
We are again one body and one head
DMI number:
43109

57. O Albion mourn and let not the least smile

First Line:
O Albion mourn and let not the least smile
Last Line:
The dark resolves of sullen destiny
DMI number:
42890

58. O Anna think thou poor unhappy queen

First Line:
O Anna think thou poor unhappy queen
Last Line:
Fear not whole myriads in thy cause will join
DMI number:
10989

59. Now blessings on you all ye powers above

First Line:
Now blessings on you all ye powers above
Last Line:
In the wide field his rightful claim to oppose
DMI number:
43201

60. Now night retires and glorious breaks the day

First Line:
Now night retires and glorious breaks the day
Last Line:
And faction shall no more disturb our peace
DMI number:
30420

61. Now night retires and glorious breaks the day

First Line:
Now night retires and glorious breaks the day
Last Line:
And joined in love no more the god molest
DMI number:
11713

62. 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

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. Of a just king the powerful words declare

First Line:
Of a just king the powerful words declare
Last Line:
For ever making calm and still the nation
DMI number:
43159

65. O wondrous power of virtue that can bind

First Line:
O wondrous power of virtue that can bind
Last Line:
With joy be still received and still at home
DMI number:
6141

66. Of the old heroes when the warlike shades

First Line:
Of the old heroes when the warlike shades
Last Line:
Our nations melting thy Colossus frame
Author:
Andrew Marvell (Absolute)
DMI number:
14042

67. Oh Glorious youth tis evidently plain

First Line:
Oh Glorious youth tis evidently plain
Last Line:
And lay the conquered world beneath thy feet
DMI number:
22536

68. Once more a father and a son falls out

First Line:
Once more a father and a son falls out
Last Line:
To free a nation and uncrown a king
Author:
Robert Wolseley (Absolute)
DMI number:
3673

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. Our vows are heard betimes and heaven takes care

First Line:
Our vows are heard betimes and heaven takes care
Last Line:
Your self our balance hold the world's our isle
Author:
John Dryden (Absolute)
DMI number:
4317

71. Our glorious realm over all the earth renowned

First Line:
Our glorious realm over all the earth renowned
Last Line:
Thou glorious deliverer of mankind
DMI number:
6497

72. 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

73. Sicilian muse thy voice and subject raise

First Line:
Sicilian muse thy voice and subject raise
Last Line:
Where thou first drew thy breath dost there commence thy reign
DMI number:
4596

74. Second to Jove alone in whom unite

First Line:
Second to Jove alone in whom unite
Last Line:
Theirs is the eagle but the thunder thine
DMI number:
13956

75. Second to Jove alone in whom unite

First Line:
Second to Jove alone in whom unite
Last Line:
Theirs is the Eagle but the thunder's thine
DMI number:
4543

76. Such has been this ill-natured nation's fate

First Line:
Such has been this ill-natured nation's fate
Last Line:
Nothing can make us greater than a queen
Author:
Daniel Defoe (Confident)
DMI number:
4559

77. Take courage noble Charles and cease to muse

First Line:
Take courage noble Charles and cease to muse
Last Line:
Forces us shadows to make haste away
DMI number:
4598

78. The rising sun complies with our weak sight

First Line:
The rising sun complies with our weak sight
Last Line:
Their sacred judge their guard and argument
Author:
Edmund Waller (Absolute)
DMI number:
4728

79. The sacred knot of love is tied and now

First Line:
The sacred knot of love is tied and now
Last Line:
In deep despair they leave the world behind
DMI number:
42821

80. The youth whose fortune the vast globe obeyed

First Line:
The youth whose fortune the vast globe obeyed
Last Line:
And lets the good the just and brave prevail
Author:
George Stepney (Confident) & Charles Sackville (Confident)
DMI number:
3460

81. They who oppose your right unto the crown

First Line:
They who oppose your right unto the crown
Last Line:
And you are born for conquest over your foes
DMI number:
43160

82. Those few like thee who so much wonder raise

First Line:
Those few like thee who so much wonder raise
Last Line:
All that have gone before or will succeed
DMI number:
5786

83. Those gods the pious ancients did adore

First Line:
Those gods the pious ancients did adore
Last Line:
And made his pencil drop from his baffled hand
DMI number:
3693

84. To thee once more by duteous raptures pressed

First Line:
To thee once more by duteous raptures pressed
Last Line:
Their unfledged young and if they wink they die
DMI number:
9963

85. Welcome great sir unto a drooping isle

First Line:
Welcome great sir unto a drooping isle
Last Line:
Your noble deeds and glorious acts rehearse
DMI number:
4929

86. Welcome to Scotia's plains dear injured youth

First Line:
Welcome to Scotia's plains dear injured youth
Last Line:
His God his king and country all denies
DMI number:
22511

87. Welcome blessed partner of the English throne

First Line:
Welcome blessed partner of the English throne
Last Line:
To future ages in your sacred line
DMI number:
42860

88. Welcome brave monarch to this happy isle

First Line:
Welcome brave monarch to this happy isle
Last Line:
Hang the state vipers and we ask no more
DMI number:
11907

89. Well then we're safe and all our careful fears

First Line:
Well then we're safe and all our careful fears
Last Line:
They'll all be counter-influenced by love
DMI number:
42819

90. Well tory poets' answers come at last

First Line:
Well tory poets' answers come at last
Last Line:
Whilst all these little kings shall basely tumble down
DMI number:
43020

91. What a pox ails the W---s thus to trouble our peace

First Line:
What a pox ails the W---s thus to trouble our peace
Last Line:
For the church loves the queen and the church is her care
DMI number:
7283

92. What strange impetuous storms of state

First Line:
What strange impetuous storms of state
Last Line:
To meet the senate of the skies
DMI number:
19621

93. When England whom for ages past with pride

First Line:
When England whom for ages past with pride
Last Line:
And in your subjects' hearts your empire place
DMI number:
42863

94. When factious rage to cruel exile drove

First Line:
When factious rage to cruel exile drove
Last Line:
Who best shall love the duke and serve the king
Author:
John Dryden (Absolute)
DMI number:
4703

95. When the seals were delivered to Macclesfield's charge

First Line:
When the seals were delivered to Macclesfield's charge
Last Line:
He shall show them how Justice is practiced in heaven
DMI number:
24610

96. When the seals were delivered to Macclesfield's charge

First Line:
When the seals were delivered to Macclesfield's charge
Last Line:
To show men how justice is practiced in heaven
DMI number:
13084

97. When storms arise and all above looks dark

First Line:
When storms arise and all above looks dark
Last Line:
And taste of heaven before you mount the skies
Author:
Edward Ward (Absolute)
DMI number:
8002

98. While lazy prelates leaned their mitred heads

First Line:
While lazy prelates leaned their mitred heads
Last Line:
Who in Phillipi for their country fell
DMI number:
3644

99. While my sad muse the darkest covert sought

First Line:
While my sad muse the darkest covert sought
Last Line:
And to a just compliance the wild nations brought
Author:
Aphra Behn (Absolute)
DMI number:
5010

100. When with the rolling tides of fate

First Line:
When with the rolling tides of fate
Last Line:
And by thy shade secured thy sacred trunk embrace
Author:
Matthew Mew (Speculation)
DMI number:
6346