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1. 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

2. 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

3. 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

4. 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

5. 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

6. 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

7. But neither Median groves whose happy soil

First Line:
But neither Median groves whose happy soil
Last Line:
And your just praise in lasting numbers sing
Author:
Knightly Chetwood (Absolute)
DMI number:
3708

8. Deformed in dust now Turnus pressed the ground

First Line:
Deformed in dust now Turnus pressed the ground
Last Line:
For him do temples rise and sacred altars smoke
Author:
Moses Mendez (Absolute)
DMI number:
31272

9. 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

10. 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

11. 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

12. He too at Caesar's murther pitying Rome

First Line:
He too at Caesar's murther pitying Rome
Last Line:
Is dragged nor will their mouths obey the rein
Author:
Joseph Trapp (Absolute)
DMI number:
6566

13. 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

14. I first transferred to Rome Sicilian strains

First Line:
I first transferred to Rome Sicilian strains
Last Line:
And sudden night surprised the yet unfinished song
Author:
John Dryden (Absolute)
DMI number:
8682

15. Now over the glittering lawns Aurora spread

First Line:
Now over the glittering lawns Aurora spread
Last Line:
With all the glorious temples of the gods
Author:
Christopher Pitt (Absolute)
DMI number:
31693

16. Perhaps you may of Priam's fate enquire

First Line:
Perhaps you may of Priam's fate enquire
Last Line:
Leaped headlong from the heights and flames consumed the rest
Author:
John Dryden (Absolute)
DMI number:
31675

17. Sicilian muse begin a loftier strain

First Line:
Sicilian muse begin a loftier strain
Last Line:
No god shall crown the board nor goddess bless the bed
Author:
John Dryden (Absolute)
DMI number:
3785

18. So fierce her looks such terrors from her eyes

First Line:
So fierce her looks such terrors from her eyes
Last Line:
Her sister furies tremble and retire
Author:
Christopher Pitt (Absolute)
DMI number:
31665

19. The good old man with suppliant hands implored

First Line:
The good old man with suppliant hands implored
Last Line:
And loaded up the hill convey my sire
Author:
John Dryden (Absolute)
DMI number:
31676

20. Then fell proud Ilion's bulwarks towers and spires

First Line:
Then fell proud Ilion's bulwarks towers and spires
Last Line:
And stretched out huge in length the unmeasured ruin lies
Author:
Christopher Pitt (Absolute)
DMI number:
31670

21. The valiant Nisus took his lot to wait

First Line:
The valiant Nisus took his lot to wait
Last Line:
Or Rome's majestic lord the conquered world command
Author:
Christopher Pitt (Absolute)
DMI number:
28043

22. The sun reveals the secrets of the sky

First Line:
The sun reveals the secrets of the sky
Last Line:
And mighty relics of gigantic bones
DMI number:
30169

23. The winds embattled as the mountain rent

First Line:
The winds embattled as the mountain rent
Last Line:
Grim death appeared and glared in every face
Author:
Christopher Pitt (Absolute)
DMI number:
31668

24. Then young Alcanius whose before this day

First Line:
Then young Alcanius whose before this day
Last Line:
The conquered war is due and the vast world is theirs
Author:
John Dryden (Absolute)
DMI number:
31673

25. They slay the guards they burst the gates and join

First Line:
They slay the guards they burst the gates and join
Last Line:
From some steep rock the sounding ruin hears
Author:
Christopher Pitt (Absolute)
DMI number:
31674

26. Twas night and weary with the toils of day

First Line:
Twas night and weary with the toils of day
Last Line:
And thus she vents the tempest of her soul
Author:
Christopher Pitt (Absolute)
DMI number:
31688

27. What shall I do shall I in vain implore

First Line:
What shall I do shall I in vain implore
Last Line:
The grief that raged tumultuous in her breast
Author:
Christopher Pitt (Absolute)
DMI number:
31690

28. What tongue can such barbarities record

First Line:
What tongue can such barbarities record
Last Line:
And in the loathed embraces died away
Author:
Christopher Pitt (Absolute)
DMI number:
31664

29. While yet he spoke her looks the youth confound

First Line:
While yet he spoke her looks the youth confound
Last Line:
The thirst of slaughter and the rage of war
Author:
Christopher Pitt (Absolute)
DMI number:
31667

30. Who boldly dares deny

First Line:
Who boldly dares deny
Last Line:
Swift bounds the burning car nor hears the curbing rein
DMI number:
26784