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1. A fatal war two angry sisters waged

First Line:
A fatal war two angry sisters waged
Last Line:
But more by your victorious arms secured
DMI number:
6362

2. A friend to all whom virtue may commend

First Line:
A friend to all whom virtue may commend
Last Line:
And God's sole work would always be to bless
DMI number:
20477

3. A venerable sage one day

First Line:
A venerable sage one day
Last Line:
They'll own he was the first of men
DMI number:
25019

4. 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

5. Accept great bard the tribute of my praise

First Line:
Accept great bard the tribute of my praise
Last Line:
Eternity and heaven his aim and his reward
DMI number:
16170

6. Accept my good lords my most humble petition

First Line:
Accept my good lords my most humble petition
Last Line:
As Churchill's the great bred by greater Nassau
DMI number:
97

7. Accept the muse which love and wonder raise

First Line:
Accept the muse which love and wonder raise
Last Line:
And trace their Guardian in thy works alone
DMI number:
15924

8. Adieu unspotted excellence adieu

First Line:
Adieu unspotted excellence adieu
Last Line:
Since we must thee the boast of it resign
DMI number:
27176

9. Affable courteous witty and discreet

First Line:
Affable courteous witty and discreet
Last Line:
But proves a victim to her conquering eyes
DMI number:
10972

10. After great Nassau taught this nation war

First Line:
After great Nassau taught this nation war
Last Line:
To Britain that we choose him for our own
DMI number:
10632

11. Annals and statues have the hero graced

First Line:
Annals and statues have the hero graced
Last Line:
And England against England never fight
DMI number:
4590

12. 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

13. An unaffected freedom graced his soul

First Line:
An unaffected freedom graced his soul
Last Line:
Was brave without reward without vainglory wise
DMI number:
9606

14. An early plant which such a blossom bears

First Line:
An early plant which such a blossom bears
Last Line:
The growing greatness of our matchless king
Author:
Edmund Waller (Absolute)
DMI number:
1760

15. And here must the hero that redeemed our land

First Line:
And here must the hero that redeemed our land
Last Line:
To save the stubborn nation that he loves
Author:
Isaac Watts (Speculation)
DMI number:
4600

16. As oft in vain as he essayed to tell

First Line:
As oft in vain as he essayed to tell
Last Line:
Since Homer nods no more nor do his readers dream
DMI number:
10024

17. As poets in the days of yore

First Line:
As poets in the days of yore
Last Line:
No greater blessings than their present lord
DMI number:
10235

18. 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

19. 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

20. As servile preachers who preferment wait

First Line:
As servile preachers who preferment wait
Last Line:
Then raised his voice and the great Trojan sung
DMI number:
3878

21. As some unpracticed maid when mutual truth

First Line:
As some unpracticed maid when mutual truth
Last Line:
Bursts its tough bands and towering seeks the skies
DMI number:
12336

22. As soon as mild Augustus could assuage

First Line:
As soon as mild Augustus could assuage
Last Line:
They stoop for ease and pitch upon the ground
Author:
John Potenger (Absolute)
DMI number:
4040

23. At Anna's call the British troops advance

First Line:
At Anna's call the British troops advance
Last Line:
He dares not meet the fatal thunder there
DMI number:
6035

24. 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

25. Awake my muse and most harmoniously

First Line:
Awake my muse and most harmoniously
Last Line:
And by her hand is Britain's scepter swayed
DMI number:
5370

26. As when our eyes fixed on some royal seat

First Line:
As when our eyes fixed on some royal seat
Last Line:
To make thee queen of rivers as before
DMI number:
8045

27. As when some merchant on the stormy main

First Line:
As when some merchant on the stormy main
Last Line:
Remembring Gloucester and beholding you
Author:
George Jeffreys (Absolute)
DMI number:
3864

28. As when some skilful cook to please each guest

First Line:
As when some skilful cook to please each guest
Last Line:
And Tonson yield to Lintott's lofty name
Author:
John Gay (Absolute)
DMI number:
7309

29. As when the piercing northern blast

First Line:
As when the piercing northern blast
Last Line:
Shall be the subject of my lays
DMI number:
25361

30. 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

31. Assist ye muses every thought refine

First Line:
Assist ye muses every thought refine
Last Line:
Which his own works has made elate as fame
DMI number:
15340

32. 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

33. Behold the image of a favourite peer

First Line:
Behold the image of a favourite peer
Last Line:
As did the patriots of the Roman name
DMI number:
18285

34. 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

35. Calliope inspire me with a song

First Line:
Calliope inspire me with a song
Last Line:
May she obtain a far more glorious crown
DMI number:
7622

36. Buckhurst thou dear concern of th' heavenly power

First Line:
Buckhurst thou dear concern of th' heavenly power
Last Line:
And stretches life beyond th' appointed date
DMI number:
8346

37. By deathless Phoebus tis not to be born

First Line:
By deathless Phoebus tis not to be born
Last Line:
He who brought you glory bring your peace
DMI number:
7234

38. Brightest of virgins whose high race and name

First Line:
Brightest of virgins whose high race and name
Last Line:
The fates decree and have pronounced I love
DMI number:
4041

39. Britannia long her hapless fate had mourned

First Line:
Britannia long her hapless fate had mourned
Last Line:
Thus saved his country triumphed and retired
DMI number:
33236

40. Britannia's sons have reason to rejoice

First Line:
Britannia's sons have reason to rejoice
Last Line:
And crown Europa with a lasting peace
DMI number:
35463

41. Charmed by the magic powers of light and shade

First Line:
Charmed by the magic powers of light and shade
Last Line:
Each landscape seems a paradise regained
DMI number:
33238

42. 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

43. Clarissa first appears that heavenly fair

First Line:
Clarissa first appears that heavenly fair
Last Line:
Resign their power to his sole command
DMI number:
10228

44. Cupid survey thy shining train around

First Line:
Cupid survey thy shining train around
Last Line:
Have most deserved yet least affect to wear
Author:
John Hughes (Absolute)
DMI number:
8362

45. Could Agamemnon from the dead return

First Line:
Could Agamemnon from the dead return
Last Line:
As when to chaos God shall shake the world
DMI number:
6418

46. Ere old Rome's city could corrupted be

First Line:
Ere old Rome's city could corrupted be
Last Line:
These civic honours give a real fame
DMI number:
17984

47. 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

48. 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

49. Each strives which shall your personage express

First Line:
Each strives which shall your personage express
Last Line:
Needs not improve nor can degenerate
DMI number:
10150

50. Drawn by the magic powers of light and shade

First Line:
Drawn by the magic powers of light and shade
Last Line:
Each landskip seems a paradise regained
DMI number:
35769