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1. A plain built house after so long a stay

First Line:
A plain built house after so long a stay
Last Line:
Machines and tempests will destroy the new
Author:
John Dryden (Absolute)
DMI number:
4029

2. Almighty critics whom our indians here

First Line:
Almighty critics whom our indians here
Last Line:
And leave the rest upon the poet's hands
Author:
John Dryden (Absolute)
DMI number:
35752

3. As needy gallants in the scrivener's hands

First Line:
As needy gallants in the scrivener's hands
Last Line:
As much improper as would honesty
Author:
John Dryden (Absolute)
DMI number:
35772

4. As some raw squire by tender mother bred

First Line:
As some raw squire by tender mother bred
Last Line:
For ought I know he may turn tail for ever
Author:
John Dryden (Absolute)
DMI number:
35747

5. As when a tree's cut down the secret root

First Line:
As when a tree's cut down the secret root
Last Line:
To find her woman it must be abed
Author:
Sir William Davenant (Absolute) & John Dryden (Absolute)
DMI number:
17523

6. As when some treasurer lays down the stick

First Line:
As when some treasurer lays down the stick
Last Line:
To each an omen of triumphant love
Author:
John Dryden (Absolute)
DMI number:
35796

7. Discord and plots which have undone our age

First Line:
Discord and plots which have undone our age
Last Line:
Oxford's a place where wit can never starve
Author:
John Dryden (Absolute)
DMI number:
4022

8. Fools which each man meets in his dish each day

First Line:
Fools which each man meets in his dish each day
Last Line:
None welcome those who bring their cheer along
Author:
John Dryden (Absolute)
DMI number:
35755

9. Full twenty years and more our labouring stage

First Line:
Full twenty years and more our labouring stage
Last Line:
And get by singing what you lost by roaring
Author:
John Dryden (Absolute)
DMI number:
35786

10. Gallants a bashful poet bids me say

First Line:
Gallants a bashful poet bids me say
Last Line:
Tis hard he thinks if neither part will do
Author:
John Dryden (Absolute)
DMI number:
4711