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1. 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

2. 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

3. 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

4. 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

5. 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

6. 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

7. 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

8. 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

9. 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

10. 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

11. 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

12. 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

13. How will the grateful senate praise

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

14. 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

15. 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

16. Now Phoebus on our fields doth early smile

First Line:
Now Phoebus on our fields doth early smile
Last Line:
Their praise who love their country and their king
Author:
Allan Ramsay (Absolute)
DMI number:
17707

17. Now Procas yielding to the fates his son

First Line:
Now Procas yielding to the fates his son
Last Line:
Great Romulus continued long to reign
Author:
Sir Samuel Garth (Absolute)
DMI number:
12029

18. O impotent of mind

First Line:
O impotent of mind
Last Line:
Her babes her infants at the breast shall fall
Author:
Alexander Pope (Absolute)
DMI number:
31578

19. O truly great in whom the gods have joined

First Line:
O truly great in whom the gods have joined
Last Line:
And blame even kings with praise because with truth
Author:
Alexander Pope (Absolute)
DMI number:
31581

20. 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

21. Phemius alone the hand of vengeance spared

First Line:
Phemius alone the hand of vengeance spared
Last Line:
How much more safe the good than evil deed
Author:
Alexander Pope (Absolute) & Homer (Absolute)
DMI number:
31660

22. Say learned Garth around whose favourite head

First Line:
Say learned Garth around whose favourite head
Last Line:
I waked and vanished the transporting sight
DMI number:
3530

23. 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

24. The glorious chief resumes

First Line:
The glorious chief resumes
Last Line:
Sought her own palace and indulged her woe
Author:
Alexander Pope (Absolute)
DMI number:
31606

25. The monarch issued his commands

First Line:
The monarch issued his commands
Last Line:
Collects his flock from thousands on the plain
Author:
Alexander Pope (Absolute)
DMI number:
31610

26. The illustrious chief of Troy

First Line:
The illustrious chief of Troy
Last Line:
She mingled with the smile a tender tear
Author:
Alexander Pope (Absolute)
DMI number:
31588

27. The king of kings majestically tall

First Line:
The king of kings majestically tall
Last Line:
And dawning conquest played around his head
Author:
Alexander Pope (Absolute)
DMI number:
31577

28. The saffron morn with early blushes spread

First Line:
The saffron morn with early blushes spread
Last Line:
Till dimmed with rising grief they streamed again
Author:
Alexander Pope (Confident)
DMI number:
31611

29. The sage Ulysses thus replies

First Line:
The sage Ulysses thus replies
Last Line:
And owe destruction to a prince like thee
Author:
Alexander Pope (Absolute)
DMI number:
31579

30. The wight an doughty captains a

First Line:
The wight an doughty captains a
Last Line:
Lat him wi them be clad
Author:
Robert Forbes (Confident)
DMI number:
30680

31. Thersites only clamoured in the throng

First Line:
Thersites only clamoured in the throng
Last Line:
Sedition silence and assert the throne
Author:
Alexander Pope (Absolute)
DMI number:
31583

32. 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

33. 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

34. Though built by gods consumed by hostile flame

First Line:
Though built by gods consumed by hostile flame
Last Line:
Born by the bird of Caesar and of Jove
Author:
George Granville (Absolute)
DMI number:
3856

35. Thus Hector great in arms contends in vain

First Line:
Thus Hector great in arms contends in vain
Last Line:
Where endless honours wait the sacred shade
Author:
Alexander Pope (Absolute)
DMI number:
6987

36. Tis well he's gone O had he never been

First Line:
Tis well he's gone O had he never been
Last Line:
While here glad waves came dancing to the shore
Author:
Sir William Godolphin (Confident)
DMI number:
3679

37. Unseen by these the king his entry made

First Line:
Unseen by these the king his entry made
Last Line:
Till then our arms suspend the fall of Troy
Author:
Alexander Pope (Absolute)
DMI number:
31607

38. We own the sovereign power of Jove

First Line:
We own the sovereign power of Jove
Last Line:
The abode of peace and happiness
DMI number:
25573

39. 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

40. When kings advise us to renounce our fame

First Line:
When kings advise us to renounce our fame
Last Line:
To combat conquer and extirpate Troy
Author:
Alexander Pope (Absolute)
DMI number:
31580

41. Yet while my Hector still survives I see

First Line:
Yet while my Hector still survives I see
Last Line:
But stay my Hector here and guard his Troy
Author:
Alexander Pope (Absolute)
DMI number:
31586