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1. A stag applied to mighty Jove

First Line:
A stag applied to mighty Jove
Last Line:
But his repentance came too late
DMI number:
24976

2. A vale there was refreshed by trickling streams

First Line:
A vale there was refreshed by trickling streams
Last Line:
That heavenly virtue which you love shall last
DMI number:
28169

3. Ah me is all our pleasure mixed with woe

First Line:
Ah me is all our pleasure mixed with woe
Last Line:
And braves the indignant flood and thunders over the field
Author:
Robert Bedingfield (Absolute)
DMI number:
22526

4. About an bank with balmy bewis

First Line:
About an bank with balmy bewis
Last Line:
Quhois glore eternall rings
Author:
Alexander Montgomerie (Absolute)
DMI number:
10935

5. Anes Jove by ae great act of grace

First Line:
Anes Jove by ae great act of grace
Last Line:
And ilka fool himself admired
Author:
Allan Ramsay (Absolute)
DMI number:
15364

6. As high above the starry sphere

First Line:
As high above the starry sphere
Last Line:
A column of imperishable praise
DMI number:
38683

7. Auspicious month whatever name thou hearest

First Line:
Auspicious month whatever name thou hearest
Last Line:
Meridian of the year
DMI number:
28823

8. Damon whom all the world but I believed

First Line:
Damon whom all the world but I believed
Last Line:
Shook off the beast and proved a God at last
Author:
William Pattison (Absolute)
DMI number:
25001

9. Democritus dear droll revisit earth

First Line:
Democritus dear droll revisit earth
Last Line:
Hurt can I laugh and honest need I cry
Author:
Matthew Prior (Absolute)
DMI number:
13509

10. From noise and business for a while retired

First Line:
From noise and business for a while retired
Last Line:
And let them thank thee with a heart like mine
Author:
Samuel Whyte (Absolute)
DMI number:
36554

11. Great Jove as ancient poets tell us

First Line:
Great Jove as ancient poets tell us
Last Line:
The fragrant flower or noxious weed
DMI number:
37158

12. Hirry hary hobbilschow

First Line:
Hirry hary hobbilschow
Last Line:
Skink first to me the kan
Author:
William Dunbar (Speculation)
DMI number:
10906

13. In ancient times as story tells

First Line:
In ancient times as story tells
Last Line:
So the next parson stubbed and burnt it
Author:
Jonathan Swift (Absolute)
DMI number:
1951

14. In a fair island in the southern main

First Line:
In a fair island in the southern main
Last Line:
Would prove no doubt as perjured as before
Author:
Matthew Prior (Speculation) & Laetitia Pilkington [nee van Lewen] (Confident)
DMI number:
21718

15. I pity the aspiring cheel

First Line:
I pity the aspiring cheel
Last Line:
That a mankind's ae Sisyphus
DMI number:
25157

16. Now had the son of Jove mature attained

First Line:
Now had the son of Jove mature attained
Last Line:
Crowned with eternal youth among the gods a god
Author:
Robert Lowth (Absolute)
DMI number:
22522

17. Say what's nobility ye gilded train

First Line:
Say what's nobility ye gilded train
Last Line:
And soaring mounts the mortal to the skies
Author:
Paul Whitehead (Absolute)
DMI number:
30040

18. Should impious sons in future times

First Line:
Should impious sons in future times
Last Line:
Rejoicing by herself to lie
DMI number:
25638

19. See Proteus every shape and form put on

First Line:
See Proteus every shape and form put on
Last Line:
How like a devil would he stripped appear
DMI number:
19445

20. Thou the vile minister of those who long

First Line:
Thou the vile minister of those who long
Last Line:
My lord Ulysses was &c
DMI number:
39948

21. Tired with the business of the day

First Line:
Tired with the business of the day
Last Line:
At once to lose so good a dream and smock
Author:
Thomas Brown (Absolute)
DMI number:
3554

22. What strange adventure what now unlook't for arrival

First Line:
What strange adventure what now unlook't for arrival
Last Line:
Dead lies his carcass but fame shall live to the world's end
DMI number:
49902

23. What strange adventure' what now unlookt for arrival

First Line:
What strange adventure' what now unlookt for arrival
Last Line:
Dead lies his carcass but fame shall live to the world's end
DMI number:
49701

24. When Celia bathed how did I trembling gaze

First Line:
When Celia bathed how did I trembling gaze
Last Line:
I take the jewel and she keep the case
DMI number:
12179

25. When Jove of old the ethereal scepter swayed

First Line:
When Jove of old the ethereal scepter swayed
Last Line:
But yield their title to the modern beau
DMI number:
10566

26. When the seals were delivered to Macclesfield's charge

First Line:
When the seals were delivered to Macclesfield's charge
Last Line:
He shall show them how Justice is practiced in heaven
DMI number:
24610

27. When the seals were delivered to Macclesfield's charge

First Line:
When the seals were delivered to Macclesfield's charge
Last Line:
To show men how justice is practiced in heaven
DMI number:
13084

28. When you this title read I know you'll ask

First Line:
When you this title read I know you'll ask
Last Line:
If you would wiser be these vices scorn
DMI number:
41859

29. When wise Ulysses from his native coast

First Line:
When wise Ulysses from his native coast
Last Line:
Owned his returning lord looked up and died
Author:
Alexander Pope (Absolute)
DMI number:
15568

30. Whilst brave Aeneas with a generous care

First Line:
Whilst brave Aeneas with a generous care
Last Line:
As recompense the dangers of deserted Troy
DMI number:
11724

31. Whom can I first accuse whose fault account I the greatest

First Line:
Whom can I first accuse whose fault account I the greatest
Last Line:
Lest hap my rudeness disgrace thy glory by praising
DMI number:
49702

32. Yes honour Valincour to all is dear

First Line:
Yes honour Valincour to all is dear
Last Line:
True honour is my friend is God alone
DMI number:
8900