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1. A giant shepherd here his flock maintains

First Line:
A giant shepherd here his flock maintains
Last Line:
Crowned with rough thickets and a nodding wood
Author:
Alexander Pope (Absolute)
DMI number:
31650

2. A country clown called Hodge went up to view

First Line:
A country clown called Hodge went up to view
Last Line:
His body fell out fled his frighted soul
Author:
Andrew Marvell (Speculation)
DMI number:
3638

3. A grean was heard thro a the rout

First Line:
A grean was heard thro a the rout
Last Line:
Frae yon time to this hour
DMI number:
30681

4. A thousand suitors courted me in throng

First Line:
A thousand suitors courted me in throng
Last Line:
A matron's glory is to live retired
DMI number:
6238

5. Ajax he shuns through all the dire debate

First Line:
Ajax he shuns through all the dire debate
Last Line:
Marks the dry dust and thirsts for blood in vain
Author:
Alexander Pope (Absolute)
DMI number:
31585

6. Ah dearest friend in whom the gods had joined

First Line:
Ah dearest friend in whom the gods had joined
Last Line:
The wretched source of all this misery
Author:
Alexander Pope (Absolute)
DMI number:
31584

7. An epilogue through custom is your right

First Line:
An epilogue through custom is your right
Last Line:
And cry long live our title to success
Author:
Edward Young (Absolute)
DMI number:
37509

8. And couldst thou hope dissembler from my sight

First Line:
And couldst thou hope dissembler from my sight
Last Line:
I should not seem quite widowed and undone
Author:
Christopher Pitt (Absolute)
DMI number:
31681

9. As Jove's imperial bird to whom the sway

First Line:
As Jove's imperial bird to whom the sway
Last Line:
Of well-conducted war inured
Author:
George Jeffreys (Absolute)
DMI number:
25617

10. As Cippus in the trembling stream surveyed

First Line:
As Cippus in the trembling stream surveyed
Last Line:
And Rome's rich posts shall shine with horns of gold
Author:
Sir Samuel Garth (Speculation)
DMI number:
8397

11. Arms and the man I sing who from Troy's coasts

First Line:
Arms and the man I sing who from Troy's coasts
Last Line:
So vast the toil to found the Roman state
DMI number:
16964

12. At last is Hector stretched upon the plain

First Line:
At last is Hector stretched upon the plain
Last Line:
And stretch thee here before this Scaean gate
Author:
Alexander Pope (Absolute)
DMI number:
31574

13. At that sad prospect that tormenting scene

First Line:
At that sad prospect that tormenting scene
Last Line:
Hope in her looks but anguish at her breast
Author:
Christopher Pitt (Absolute)
DMI number:
31686

14. At this a flood of tears Lavinia shed

First Line:
At this a flood of tears Lavinia shed
Last Line:
Or lilies damasked by the neighbouring rose
Author:
Virgil (Absolute) & John Dryden (Absolute)
DMI number:
31663

15. Avarius raised on Homer's wing

First Line:
Avarius raised on Homer's wing
Last Line:
With my accustomed levity I write
Author:
George Jeffreys (Absolute)
DMI number:
25385

16. As when two bulls for their fair female fight

First Line:
As when two bulls for their fair female fight
Last Line:
So clash their swords and so their shields resound
Author:
John Dryden (Absolute)
DMI number:
31672

17. Both armies from their bloody work desist

First Line:
Both armies from their bloody work desist
Last Line:
And shakes the sounding forest on his sides
Author:
John Dryden (Absolute)
DMI number:
31671

18. But Aesculapius was a foreign power

First Line:
But Aesculapius was a foreign power
Last Line:
And shot behind it a long trail of light
Author:
Leonard Welsted (Confident)
DMI number:
12046

19. But all alone the hoary king he found

First Line:
But all alone the hoary king he found
Last Line:
Heaven rules us yet and gods there are above
Author:
Homer (Absolute) & Alexander Pope (Absolute)
DMI number:
31662

20. But let us on this memorable day

First Line:
But let us on this memorable day
Last Line:
A radiant belt that rich with purple glowed
Author:
Alexander Pope (Absolute)
DMI number:
31576

21. But when the powers descending swelled the fight

First Line:
But when the powers descending swelled the fight
Last Line:
Abhorred by men and dreadful even to gods
Author:
Alexander Pope (Absolute)
DMI number:
31609

22. Clito the wise the generous and good

First Line:
Clito the wise the generous and good
Last Line:
I to my study to his garden he
DMI number:
4450

23. Come gentle sleep and as I lie

First Line:
Come gentle sleep and as I lie
Last Line:
Then shall the charmer think on me
DMI number:
12097

24. Daughter of Rhea thou whose holy fire

First Line:
Daughter of Rhea thou whose holy fire
Last Line:
Which with forbidden flames dispairing burns
Author:
Gilbert West (Absolute)
DMI number:
31540

25. 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

26. Daughter of great Rhexenor thus began

First Line:
Daughter of great Rhexenor thus began
Last Line:
And humbled in the ashes took his place
Author:
Alexander Pope (Absolute)
DMI number:
31619

27. Enough o son of Peleus Troy has viewed

First Line:
Enough o son of Peleus Troy has viewed
Last Line:
Now hovers round and calls thee to thy death
Author:
Alexander Pope (Absolute)
DMI number:
31573

28. Deep over his knee inseamed remained the scar

First Line:
Deep over his knee inseamed remained the scar
Last Line:
At length abrupt my son my king she cried
Author:
Alexander Pope (Absolute)
DMI number:
31659

29. Female innocence

First Line:
Female innocence
Last Line:
And public nuptials justify the bride
Author:
Alexander Pope (Absolute)
DMI number:
31617

30. Fair crystal fount whose peaceful bed

First Line:
Fair crystal fount whose peaceful bed
Last Line:
In silence steals away
DMI number:
32229

31. From far huge Atlas' rocky sides he spies

First Line:
From far huge Atlas' rocky sides he spies
Last Line:
The hoary piles of everlasting snow
Author:
Christopher Pitt (Absolute)
DMI number:
31678

32. Fraternal rage the guilty Thebes alarms

First Line:
Fraternal rage the guilty Thebes alarms
Last Line:
Who grasps the struggling heifer's lunar horns
Author:
Alexander Pope (Absolute)
DMI number:
7294

33. For while he spoke with high disdain and pride

First Line:
For while he spoke with high disdain and pride
Last Line:
The fainting princess to the regal bed
Author:
Christopher Pitt (Absolute)
DMI number:
31683

34. Hector approach my arm and singly know

First Line:
Hector approach my arm and singly know
Last Line:
I steal no conquest from a noble foe
Author:
Alexander Pope (Absolute)
DMI number:
31575

35. He spoke and awful bends his sable brows

First Line:
He spoke and awful bends his sable brows
Last Line:
And all Olympus to the centre shook
Author:
Alexander Pope (Absolute)
DMI number:
31608

36. He spoke and awful bends his sable brows

First Line:
He spoke and awful bends his sable brows
Last Line:
And at the fourth the distant Egae shook
Author:
Alexander Pope (Absolute)
DMI number:
29676

37. He spoke and speaking chased the clouds away

First Line:
He spoke and speaking chased the clouds away
Last Line:
Throws up the reins and skims the watery way
Author:
Christopher Pitt (Absolute)
DMI number:
31669

38. Her breathless sister runs with eager pace

First Line:
Her breathless sister runs with eager pace
Last Line:
Dissolves in air and mingles with the wind
Author:
Christopher Pitt (Absolute)
DMI number:
31694

39. How will the grateful senate praise

First Line:
How will the grateful senate praise
Last Line:
Or any charm of Sunderland
DMI number:
5882

40. It was my hap spectator once to be

First Line:
It was my hap spectator once to be
Last Line:
Your paradise is Bedlam if not hell
Author:
Charles Darby (Absolute)
DMI number:
5917

41. Incensed Ulysses with a frown replies

First Line:
Incensed Ulysses with a frown replies
Last Line:
Base to his friend to his own interest blind
Author:
Alexander Pope (Absolute)
DMI number:
31622

42. Jove Neptune Pluto when they did agree

First Line:
Jove Neptune Pluto when they did agree
Last Line:
That world which now cannot suffice two men
DMI number:
17415

43. Lo pale oblivion over the mighty dead

First Line:
Lo pale oblivion over the mighty dead
Last Line:
To wield the sceptre of his native land
DMI number:
28526

44. Mourn all ye groves in darker shades be seen

First Line:
Mourn all ye groves in darker shades be seen
Last Line:
Would try to move the rigid king of hell
Author:
John Oldham (Absolute)
DMI number:
4111

45. My task is done the mansion you require

First Line:
My task is done the mansion you require
Last Line:
Succeeds and even a stranger recommends
Author:
Alexander Pope (Absolute)
DMI number:
31618

46. My friends I would accommodate

First Line:
My friends I would accommodate
Last Line:
His drooping votaries relieves
Author:
Sir Richard Fanshawe (Absolute)
DMI number:
42139

47. I sing not old Jason who travelled through Greece

First Line:
I sing not old Jason who travelled through Greece
Last Line:
Thus ends the first part of the ballad of Down | Derry down down hey derry down
Author:
Matthew Prior (Absolute)
DMI number:
11871

48. Meanwhile a king they seek who might sustain

First Line:
Meanwhile a king they seek who might sustain
Last Line:
I in my fame eternally shall live
Author:
George Sewell (Speculation) & Captain Morrice (Speculation)
DMI number:
17447

49. Meanwhile a man is sought with care and speed

First Line:
Meanwhile a man is sought with care and speed
Last Line:
I in my fame eternally shall live
Author:
Captain Morrice (Speculation)
DMI number:
17899

50. Next where the Sirens dwell you plow the seas

First Line:
Next where the Sirens dwell you plow the seas
Last Line:
Be every fetter strained and added band to band
Author:
Alexander Pope (Absolute)
DMI number:
31613