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1. Among the writing race of modern wits

First Line:
Among the writing race of modern wits
Last Line:
By gentle poet and by small commander
DMI number:
4767

2. As the late character of god-like men

First Line:
As the late character of god-like men
Last Line:
Here lies the only Prince who left all evil ways
DMI number:
6446

3. As those who frequently resort

First Line:
As those who frequently resort
Last Line:
Le H-nt and Daniel Wr-y esq
DMI number:
19584

4. As I have oftentimes and long since too

First Line:
As I have oftentimes and long since too
Last Line:
If thou ever lovst me break not my command
Author:
Alexander Brome (Absolute)
DMI number:
42203

5. Dear Julian twice or thrice a year

First Line:
Dear Julian twice or thrice a year
Last Line:
From some of the authors named above
DMI number:
4440

6. Dear Sim by wits extolled by wits cried down

First Line:
Dear Sim by wits extolled by wits cried down
Last Line:
But he who wrote the verse was Mat Prior
DMI number:
17866

7. Dear Sim by wits extolled by wits cried down

First Line:
Dear Sim by wits extolled by wits cried down
Last Line:
But he who wrote the verses must be Prior
Author:
George Sewell (Speculation)
DMI number:
12500

8. Dear Sim by wits extolled by wits cried down

First Line:
Dear Sim by wits extolled by wits cried down
Last Line:
But he who wrote the verses was Mat Prior
DMI number:
18816

9. Deluded mortals whom the great

First Line:
Deluded mortals whom the great
Last Line:
Are angels just as kings are gods
Author:
Jonathan Swift (Absolute)
DMI number:
28202

10. Fast by the banks of Cam was Colin bred

First Line:
Fast by the banks of Cam was Colin bred
Last Line:
As various hour advised in various habit dressed
Author:
Matthew Prior (Absolute)
DMI number:
11876

11. First lerges of the king my cheif

First Line:
First lerges of the king my cheif
Last Line:
Than all the laif that I of mene | For lerges of this new zeir day
Author:
William Stewart (Speculation)
DMI number:
10920

12. Fain would I sir what you advised fulfil

First Line:
Fain would I sir what you advised fulfil
Last Line:
My pinions dropped me headlong from the sky
DMI number:
12228

13. From the deep vaulted den of endless night

First Line:
From the deep vaulted den of endless night
Last Line:
Souls damned to night must never see the day
DMI number:
4437

14. Had the late famed Lord Rochester survived

First Line:
Had the late famed Lord Rochester survived
Last Line:
To see those more prodigious ----- there
DMI number:
6494

15. How dull and how insensible a beast

First Line:
How dull and how insensible a beast
Last Line:
Learn to write well or not to write at all
Author:
John Dryden (Speculation) & John Sheffield (Absolute)
DMI number:
3663

16. In Anna's wars immortal Churchill rose

First Line:
In Anna's wars immortal Churchill rose
Last Line:
Who hurls unmatched the thunderbolts of wit
DMI number:
29994

17. Is Prior gone O would you once inspire

First Line:
Is Prior gone O would you once inspire
Last Line:
But all the land record Prior's immortal fame
DMI number:
12229

18. Is Prior gone O would you once inspire

First Line:
Is Prior gone O would you once inspire
Last Line:
What all the land record Prior's immortal fame
DMI number:
18409

19. Long Dodington in debt I long have sought

First Line:
Long Dodington in debt I long have sought
Last Line:
What most we wish with ease we fancy near
Author:
Edward Young (Absolute)
DMI number:
32448

20. Must I with patience ever silent sit

First Line:
Must I with patience ever silent sit
Last Line:
Or who'd be safe and senseless like Tom Thynne
Author:
John Wilmot (Speculation)
DMI number:
5431