Poem Theme: Poetry / literature / writing / Related People: William Hay and Martial

1. A To town what cause or rather what ill star

First Line:: A To town what cause or rather what ill star
Last Line:: A You're a good man and the in Lord must trust
DMI number:: 27370

2. Blessed with the morals of a former age

First Line:: Blessed with the morals of a former age
Last Line:: To lash the vices but the persons spare
DMI number:: 27694

3. I am no genius you affirm and why

First Line:: I am no genius you affirm and why
Last Line:: Yours like the dirty giants in Guildhall
DMI number:: 27643

4. In all the epigrams you write we trace

First Line:: In all the epigrams you write we trace
Last Line:: High seasoned like my dishes be my wit
DMI number:: 27490

5. In epigram so happy is your strain

First Line:: In epigram so happy is your strain
Last Line:: Few yield the glory of the field in wit
DMI number:: 27511

6. My works the reader and the hearer praise

First Line:: My works the reader and the hearer praise
Last Line:: Am I to please the cook or please the guest
DMI number:: 27652

7. My epigrams are long in your conceit

First Line:: My epigrams are long in your conceit
Last Line:: But long the very distichs which you make
DMI number:: 27365

8. I understand to send me you design

First Line:: I understand to send me you design
Last Line:: They may I cannot wait the muses' leisure
DMI number:: 27500

9. Nothing I see your candour can exceed

First Line:: Nothing I see your candour can exceed
Last Line:: Yet I should choose some verses of your making
DMI number:: 27363

10. Often you ask solicitous as Bayes

First Line:: Often you ask solicitous as Bayes
Last Line:: Critic as well as friend and God bless you
DMI number:: 27428

11. Since never was an age so happy yet

First Line:: Since never was an age so happy yet
Last Line:: No tis not Virgil I will be but Pope
DMI number:: 27568

12. The ancients all your veneration have

First Line:: The ancients all your veneration have
Last Line:: Can hardly think it worth my while to die
DMI number:: 27572

13. The porter's joke the chairman's low conceit

First Line:: The porter's joke the chairman's low conceit
Last Line:: Cannot I hold my tongue and die unknown
DMI number:: 27668

14. The verses in this book too soon took air

First Line:: The verses in this book too soon took air
Last Line:: The only monuments which cannot die
DMI number:: 27667

15. What pleasure is it that your writings are

First Line:: What pleasure is it that your writings are
Last Line:: Or with a comment or without it shine
DMI number:: 27691

16. What in long verse write epigrams say you

First Line:: What in long verse write epigrams say you
Last Line:: I may write long and you may read the short
DMI number:: 27482

17. Whilst Milton's read or silver Thames shall run

First Line:: Whilst Milton's read or silver Thames shall run
Last Line:: And tender Otway graced my native shore
DMI number:: 27324

18. Who reads of Oedipus or Scylla now

First Line:: Who reads of Oedipus or Scylla now
Last Line:: Proceed in your romance transported beau
DMI number:: 27669

19. You ask me why I have no verses sent

First Line:: You ask me why I have no verses sent
Last Line:: For fear you should return the compliment
DMI number:: 27486

20. You come away flies every mother's son

First Line:: You come away flies every mother's son
Last Line:: And by your verse we lose your probity
DMI number:: 27371

21. You hope in distichs brevity may please

First Line:: You hope in distichs brevity may please
Last Line:: A book of distichs give us no great ease
DMI number:: 27556

22. You make two hundred verses in a trice

First Line:: You make two hundred verses in a trice
Last Line:: But publish none the man is mad and wise
DMI number:: 27552

23. Your verses on my lord mayor's coach declare

First Line:: Your verses on my lord mayor's coach declare
Last Line:: Not that you ride but dine with my lord mayor
DMI number:: 27636

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1. A To town what cause or rather what ill star

2. Blessed with the morals of a former age

3. I am no genius you affirm and why

4. In all the epigrams you write we trace

5. In epigram so happy is your strain

6. My works the reader and the hearer praise

7. My epigrams are long in your conceit

8. I understand to send me you design

9. Nothing I see your candour can exceed

10. Often you ask solicitous as Bayes

11. Since never was an age so happy yet

12. The ancients all your veneration have

13. The porter's joke the chairman's low conceit

14. The verses in this book too soon took air

15. What pleasure is it that your writings are

16. What in long verse write epigrams say you

17. Whilst Milton's read or silver Thames shall run

18. Who reads of Oedipus or Scylla now

19. You ask me why I have no verses sent

20. You come away flies every mother's son

21. You hope in distichs brevity may please

22. You make two hundred verses in a trice

23. Your verses on my lord mayor's coach declare

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1. A To town what cause or rather what ill star

2. Blessed with the morals of a former age

3. I am no genius you affirm and why

4. In all the epigrams you write we trace

5. In epigram so happy is your strain

6. My works the reader and the hearer praise

7. My epigrams are long in your conceit

8. I understand to send me you design

9. Nothing I see your candour can exceed

10. Often you ask solicitous as Bayes

11. Since never was an age so happy yet

12. The ancients all your veneration have

13. The porter's joke the chairman's low conceit

14. The verses in this book too soon took air

15. What pleasure is it that your writings are

16. What in long verse write epigrams say you

17. Whilst Milton's read or silver Thames shall run

18. Who reads of Oedipus or Scylla now

19. You ask me why I have no verses sent

20. You come away flies every mother's son

21. You hope in distichs brevity may please

22. You make two hundred verses in a trice

23. Your verses on my lord mayor's coach declare