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1.
Ancients or moderns have not known
First Line:
Ancients or moderns have not known
Last Line:
Which we with grief must shortly leave
DMI number:
23048
2.
Artist that underneath my table
First Line:
Artist that underneath my table
Last Line:
Ends both the spider and the poet
Author:
Edward Littleton (Absolute)
DMI number:
10577
3.
Awake bright orb begin the day
First Line:
Awake bright orb begin the day
Last Line:
Whom he'll enjoy beyond the skies
DMI number:
21579
4.
Blush not dear Ned that thou wert tost
First Line:
Blush not dear Ned that thou wert tost
Last Line:
At once they drop and down they sink
DMI number:
23078
5.
Bold Pyrrhus swore he'd humble Rome
First Line:
Bold Pyrrhus swore he'd humble Rome
Last Line:
A vanquished monster by the snout
DMI number:
23088
6.
Britons once so famed in story
First Line:
Britons once so famed in story
Last Line:
Future Wallers shall inspire
DMI number:
22966
7.
Cries Celia to a reverend dean
First Line:
Cries Celia to a reverend dean
Last Line:
They cannot find a priest
Author:
Robert Dodsley (Absolute)
DMI number:
19289
8.
Dear M-- heaven to thee assigned
First Line:
Dear M-- heaven to thee assigned
Last Line:
The drapery of wealth
DMI number:
23016
9.
Delia's the brightest lass I've seen
First Line:
Delia's the brightest lass I've seen
Last Line:
I could unenvied see
DMI number:
21564
10.
Drury thy well deceiving pen
First Line:
Drury thy well deceiving pen
Last Line:
As well might hope to paint her mind
DMI number:
20068
11.
Friends do no weep
First Line:
Friends do no weep
Last Line:
So you must be
DMI number:
19817
12.
For forty odd though Lais pass
First Line:
For forty odd though Lais pass
Last Line:
How scorching was her noon
DMI number:
239
13.
Fly Damon fly 'tis death to stay
First Line:
Fly Damon fly 'tis death to stay
Last Line:
Or else be deaf be blind be dumb
DMI number:
19279
14.
From regions of eternal light
First Line:
From regions of eternal light
Last Line:
Where full fruition crowns desires
DMI number:
22931
15.
Hail father whose creating call
First Line:
Hail father whose creating call
Last Line:
And spirit comprehend
Author:
Samuel Wesley (Absolute)
DMI number:
22941
16.
Grown old in service of the fair
First Line:
Grown old in service of the fair
Last Line:
I'd rather want than they should starve
DMI number:
23013
17.
Happy's the man in such a case
First Line:
Happy's the man in such a case
Last Line:
To be unmarried
DMI number:
21680
18.
Here Mercury this present take
First Line:
Here Mercury this present take
Last Line:
And for it I'll take care of you
DMI number:
19271
19.
How mean your boast ye sons of earth
First Line:
How mean your boast ye sons of earth
Last Line:
Are owned the kindred of the skies
DMI number:
226
20.
In vain Zelinda my fond heart
First Line:
In vain Zelinda my fond heart
Last Line:
But who offends them die
DMI number:
22976
21.
Mothers through too much pride or love
First Line:
Mothers through too much pride or love
Last Line:
Yet little have to give them
Author:
Edward Ward (Absolute)
DMI number:
23080
22.
My heart has played me slip today
First Line:
My heart has played me slip today
Last Line:
Venus your counsel here
DMI number:
22954
23.
Mortal a while suspend thy haste
First Line:
Mortal a while suspend thy haste
Last Line:
Which once was Billy Board
DMI number:
19273
24.
Mortals take care
First Line:
Mortals take care
Last Line:
As poor as I
DMI number:
19814
25.
Love's no irregular desire
First Line:
Love's no irregular desire
Last Line:
Tis what I know but can't express
Author:
Alexander Pope (Speculation)
DMI number:
23059
26.
Prithee old Riga paint give over
First Line:
Prithee old Riga paint give over
Last Line:
And Riga faith you'll less offend
DMI number:
23050
27.
Shining heaps of massy plate
First Line:
Shining heaps of massy plate
Last Line:
And he's most rich who's most content
DMI number:
22958
28.
See how the blushing roses stand
First Line:
See how the blushing roses stand
Last Line:
So kindly met before
DMI number:
19269
29.
So the long absent winter sun
First Line:
So the long absent winter sun
Last Line:
We had a paradise that's lost
DMI number:
6641
30.
Some liken man to brittle glass
First Line:
Some liken man to brittle glass
Last Line:
And neither can recover
DMI number:
234
31.
The crocodile intent on prey
First Line:
The crocodile intent on prey
Last Line:
You add to thousands slain
DMI number:
20024
32.
The famed Lycurgus found a way
First Line:
The famed Lycurgus found a way
Last Line:
What here no women hide
DMI number:
21479
33.
The man whose constitution's strong
First Line:
The man whose constitution's strong
Last Line:
And all his damps and darkness clear
Author:
Jabez Earle (Absolute)
DMI number:
23043
34.
The night was still the air serene
First Line:
The night was still the air serene
Last Line:
Because not wealthy dies
DMI number:
22996
35.
The soul quick principle of thought
First Line:
The soul quick principle of thought
Last Line:
All life and action like an eel
DMI number:
19548
36.
This preacher silent yet severe
First Line:
This preacher silent yet severe
Last Line:
A joyful victor over the grave
DMI number:
22988
37.
Thus in the middle of the grove
First Line:
Thus in the middle of the grove
Last Line:
And Nassau's Signum Sanitatis
DMI number:
21701
38.
To heal the wound the bee had made
First Line:
To heal the wound the bee had made
Last Line:
The sting went through my heart
Author:
Matthew Prior (Speculation) & John Hervey (Absolute)
DMI number:
23068
39.
Tom ever jovial ever gay
First Line:
Tom ever jovial ever gay
Last Line:
And I could cry for him
DMI number:
15817
40.
True wit is like the brilliant stone
First Line:
True wit is like the brilliant stone
Last Line:
And sparkles as it wounds
DMI number:
22997
41.
Unto the top of Chloe's praise
First Line:
Unto the top of Chloe's praise
Last Line:
Or else the D--l d--n me
DMI number:
19522
42.
Untouched by Phoebus' scorching rays
First Line:
Untouched by Phoebus' scorching rays
Last Line:
Your humble servant Robin Hood
DMI number:
20725
43.
When beauty art and genius join to form
First Line:
When beauty art and genius join to form
Last Line:
The piece must like herself appear divine
DMI number:
23035
44.
When I dear Chloe do begin
First Line:
When I dear Chloe do begin
Last Line:
A Holy Day in Heaven
Author:
Philip Dormer Stanhope (Absolute)
DMI number:
21553
45.
When Phoebus summons in the day
First Line:
When Phoebus summons in the day
Last Line:
And frowns succeed to smiles
DMI number:
22948
46.
When mutual souls to wed agree
First Line:
When mutual souls to wed agree
Last Line:
Beneath thy smiles divine
DMI number:
22960
47.
Whilst Flavia this dear fan admires
First Line:
Whilst Flavia this dear fan admires
Last Line:
Though it ought to give despair
DMI number:
20012
48.
Whilst you are absent whom I sue
First Line:
Whilst you are absent whom I sue
Last Line:
And out of pity let me live
DMI number:
20720
49.
Why Celia who so soon complain
First Line:
Why Celia who so soon complain
Last Line:
No old one ever dies
DMI number:
19540