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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 muse expiring who with earliest voice

First Line:: A muse expiring who with earliest voice
Last Line:: With Carolina's praise and then expired
Author:: George Granville (Absolute)
DMI number:: 17412

4. A peaceful sway the great Augustus bore

First Line:: A peaceful sway the great Augustus bore
Last Line:: Who thus alone two pagan gods excel
Author:: John Locke (Absolute)
DMI number:: 6363

5. A town he kept in spite of fate the Irish he confounded

First Line:: A town he kept in spite of fate the Irish he confounded
Last Line:: Since Walker George has made amends for Walker Obadiah
DMI number:: 42603

6. 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

7. All hail great prince whom every miracle

First Line:: All hail great prince whom every miracle
Last Line:: And for your glorious magnitude the scanted globe want room
Author:: Aphra Behn (Absolute)
DMI number:: 43181

8. 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

9. 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

10. 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

11. 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

12. 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

13. 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

14. Adieu unspotted excellence adieu

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

15. Admired phoenix springing up apace

First Line:: Admired phoenix springing up apace
Last Line:: Whose only essence is to be but one
Author:: Sir Robert Ayton (Absolute)
DMI number:: 4653

16. 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

17. After a painful life in study spent

First Line:: After a painful life in study spent
Last Line:: Is what we have admired to imitate
Author:: William Congreve (Absolute)
DMI number:: 4234

18. 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

19. 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

20. Again the royal streamers play

First Line:: Again the royal streamers play
Last Line:: While thought behind portrays the ideal scene
Author:: William Falconer (Absolute)
DMI number:: 31239

21. Again the welcome morn we sing

First Line:: Again the welcome morn we sing
Last Line:: And from a fury grows a muse
DMI number:: 3548

22. Ah cruel day must we for ever grieve

First Line:: Ah cruel day must we for ever grieve
Last Line:: Then think his soul informed her body too
DMI number:: 42880

23. And would you see my mistress face

First Line:: And would you see my mistress face
Last Line:: And this is that my soul pursueth
Author:: Thomas Campion (Absolute)
DMI number:: 49878

24. And would you see my mistress' face

First Line:: And would you see my mistress' face
Last Line:: And this is that my soul persu'th
Author:: Thomas Campion (Absolute)
DMI number:: 49719

25. And you auspicious prince our other Care

First Line:: And you auspicious prince our other Care
Last Line:: Learn here to aid your councils and your arms
DMI number:: 4586

26. 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

27. 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

28. An offspring from a noble race descends

First Line:: An offspring from a noble race descends
Last Line:: They only please the ear Duncannon wins the heart
DMI number:: 19257

29. 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

30. 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

31. All we can see that's excellent and fair

First Line:: All we can see that's excellent and fair
Last Line:: Scarcely to be repaired though William's still behind
DMI number:: 42887

32. And hast thou then performed the mighty task

First Line:: And hast thou then performed the mighty task
Last Line:: From Zoilus down to Gildon rail and starve
DMI number:: 12254

33. 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

34. And in each track of glory since

First Line:: And in each track of glory since
Last Line:: None were more loyal none none were more brave
DMI number:: 2493

35. All you who this day's jubilee attend

First Line:: All you who this day's jubilee attend
Last Line:: Carry a quo warranto into France
Author:: Thomas Otway (Absolute)
DMI number:: 3717

36. Already by distinguished virtues known

First Line:: Already by distinguished virtues known
Last Line:: Conspire to bless a second Brunswick's arms
DMI number:: 17695

37. Amidst the Ios of the loyal throng

First Line:: Amidst the Ios of the loyal throng
Last Line:: Atone for errors of my artless pen
DMI number:: 17580

38. Amidst the joy that flows from every tongue

First Line:: Amidst the joy that flows from every tongue
Last Line:: The Jersey and Mecaenas of our land
Author:: William Worts (Absolute)
DMI number:: 7016

39. Amidst the loud applause which fills the ears

First Line:: Amidst the loud applause which fills the ears
Last Line:: Rival his mighty father in renown
DMI number:: 3507

40. As nature does in newborn infants frame

First Line:: As nature does in newborn infants frame
Last Line:: You for improving wit and he for war
Author:: Charles Hopkins (Confident)
DMI number:: 4844

41. As through the flood to our expecting shore

First Line:: As through the flood to our expecting shore
Last Line:: Nor ever let thee part from that blest island more
Author:: James Compton (Absolute)
DMI number:: 3725

42. As victors lose the trouble they sustain

First Line:: As victors lose the trouble they sustain
Last Line:: Forgot her Theseus and embraced the god
Author:: George Stepney (Absolute)
DMI number:: 4994

43. 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

44. 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

45. As once the lion honey gave

First Line:: As once the lion honey gave
Last Line:: That mighty state till now had stood
Author:: Edmund Waller (Absolute)
DMI number:: 3489

46. 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

47. As distant thunder in a rolling cloud

First Line:: As distant thunder in a rolling cloud
Last Line:: Ireland will never again know cause of public grief or fear
DMI number:: 43182

48. 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

49. Aptly our monarch's crowning to display

First Line:: Aptly our monarch's crowning to display
Last Line:: While one supplies the theme and one the song
DMI number:: 17970

50. As bards of old in nobler lays could sing

First Line:: As bards of old in nobler lays could sing
Last Line:: Accept the pauper though you scorn the muse
Author:: George Waldron (Absolute)
DMI number:: 15504

51. 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

52. Art when in full perfection is designed

First Line:: Art when in full perfection is designed
Last Line:: Move to its sound and into measures fall
Author:: Thomas Yalden (Absolute)
DMI number:: 6615

53. As seamen shipwrecked on some happy shore

First Line:: As seamen shipwrecked on some happy shore
Last Line:: New life to my condemned and dying muse
Author:: John Dryden (Absolute)
DMI number:: 6743

54. 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

55. As some famed river conscious of its source

First Line:: As some famed river conscious of its source
Last Line:: The friend of worth of virtue of mankind
DMI number:: 12512

56. 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

57. 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

58. As in a starry night the lonely swain

First Line:: As in a starry night the lonely swain
Last Line:: Since by new wonders heaven confirms the glorious choice
Author:: Laurence Eusden (Absolute)
DMI number:: 7024

59. 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

60. At Edinburgh as micht be seene

First Line:: At Edinburgh as micht be seene
Last Line:: That thy estait may fluris still
Author:: John Burel (Confident)
DMI number:: 4624

61. At last is granted what we wished for long

First Line:: At last is granted what we wished for long
Last Line:: Add to your glory or our wonder more
Author:: Laurence Eusden (Confident)
DMI number:: 8462

62. At length in pity to a nation's prayer

First Line:: At length in pity to a nation's prayer
Last Line:: Each public suffrage and each private voice
Author:: Walter Harte (Absolute)
DMI number:: 11022

63. At length propitious to our prayers

First Line:: At length propitious to our prayers
Last Line:: Whom Caroline hath taught to win each subjects love
DMI number:: 11019

64. 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

65. As when by labouring stars new kingdoms rise

First Line:: As when by labouring stars new kingdoms rise
Last Line:: Eternity is the good writer's share
Author:: Knightly Chetwood (Absolute)
DMI number:: 3911

66. As when of old heroic story tells

First Line:: As when of old heroic story tells
Last Line:: Bright flames arise which never can expire
Author:: William Congreve (Absolute)
DMI number:: 7251

67. 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

68. As when some great and gracious monarch dies

First Line:: As when some great and gracious monarch dies
Last Line:: For thou shalt make it live because it sings of thee
Author:: John Dryden (Absolute)
DMI number:: 4321

69. 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

70. 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

71. 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

72. 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

73. 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

74. Awake Bellona aid my towering muse

First Line:: Awake Bellona aid my towering muse
Last Line:: And leave the work to abler pens than mine
Author:: James Dodd (Confident)
DMI number:: 17553

75. Awake bright Hamilton arise

First Line:: Awake bright Hamilton arise
Last Line:: He but creates the day which you adorn
Author:: George Granville (Absolute)
DMI number:: 24371

76. Awake lethargic muse no longer dream

First Line:: Awake lethargic muse no longer dream
Last Line:: And drops its tribute at your lordship's feet
Author:: James Dodd (Confident)
DMI number:: 17551

77. 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

78. Away my muse far from the British shore

First Line:: Away my muse far from the British shore
Last Line:: Yet felt the heavenly joys she smiled and then conceived
DMI number:: 42836

79. 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

80. Auspicious pair what words shall I employ

First Line:: Auspicious pair what words shall I employ
Last Line:: Eternal greenness in a riper age
DMI number:: 42816

81. Auspicious poet wert thou not my friend

First Line:: Auspicious poet wert thou not my friend
Last Line:: Thou copiest Homer and they copy thee
Author:: John Dryden (Absolute)
DMI number:: 3470

82. 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

83. 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

84. Awful hero Marlborough rise

First Line:: Awful hero Marlborough rise
Last Line:: Half an angel man no more
Author:: Leonard Welsted (Confident)
DMI number:: 665

85. 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

86. Beauty and wit to all of Bristol's line

First Line:: Beauty and wit to all of Bristol's line
Last Line:: While each his country's good shall make his chiefest care
DMI number:: 38951

87. Begin my muse with kindly lays

First Line:: Begin my muse with kindly lays
Last Line:: For virtue is its own reward
DMI number:: 22967

88. Behold indulgent heaven has heard our prayer

First Line:: Behold indulgent heaven has heard our prayer
Last Line:: And heroes rivals of great William's praise
DMI number:: 11021

89. 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

90. 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

91. Bless me how still how calm is europe grown

First Line:: Bless me how still how calm is europe grown
Last Line:: Peace is thy choice and goodness steers thy course
DMI number:: 35373

92. Blessed be ye all ye powers above

First Line:: Blessed be ye all ye powers above
Last Line:: And to his no less conquering arm their poisonous breath
DMI number:: 42820

93. Blessed prince in whom the graces seem combined

First Line:: Blessed prince in whom the graces seem combined
Last Line:: And at just distance silently admire
Author:: Nahum Tate (Absolute)
DMI number:: 10630

94. Brave Aelius sprung from an heroic line

First Line:: Brave Aelius sprung from an heroic line
Last Line:: Armour of proof against ill weather
Author:: Thomas Flatman (Absolute)
DMI number:: 42116

95. 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

96. Breath soft ye gales in safety waft her over

First Line:: Breath soft ye gales in safety waft her over
Last Line:: Her minerals ripen and her diamonds blaze
DMI number:: 12488

97. Bold whigs and fanatics now strive to pull down

First Line:: Bold whigs and fanatics now strive to pull down
Last Line:: To rescue the church from fanatical fire
DMI number:: 7271

98. 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

99. By may's blooming smiles called to breathe the hale air

First Line:: By may's blooming smiles called to breathe the hale air
Last Line:: To Phillis alone the fair queen of the may
DMI number:: 24393

100. 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

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