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1. Aid all ye tuneful nine my feeble lays

First Line:
Aid all ye tuneful nine my feeble lays
Last Line:
As his lost merits are lamented here
DMI number:
12800

2. Alas poor Thom how oft with merry heart

First Line:
Alas poor Thom how oft with merry heart
Last Line:
The sexton's dreary part performed on thee
Author:
Robert Fergusson (Absolute)
DMI number:
35466

3. As warring hosts by stronger powers oppressed

First Line:
As warring hosts by stronger powers oppressed
Last Line:
And each low chamber grew a room of state
DMI number:
3194

4. As distant thunder in a rolling cloud

First Line:
As distant thunder in a rolling cloud
Last Line:
What figures we should make and how to live
DMI number:
27122

5. As children laugh or cry themselves to sleep

First Line:
As children laugh or cry themselves to sleep
Last Line:
He played his life away left us to weep
DMI number:
35645

6. As when the vestal hearth went out no fire

First Line:
As when the vestal hearth went out no fire
Last Line:
Poets and kings are not born every day
Author:
Jasper Mayne (Absolute)
DMI number:
3983

7. Beneath this stone

First Line:
Beneath this stone
Last Line:
Cracked loudly stunk and died
DMI number:
20834

8. Close by a purling stream Sarpedon lay

First Line:
Close by a purling stream Sarpedon lay
Last Line:
And died for grief that Dorax was no more
DMI number:
9968

9. Dublin thy own dear joy and grief lies here

First Line:
Dublin thy own dear joy and grief lies here
Last Line:
The grave's the green room where all meet at last
DMI number:
17571

10. Fashioned alike by nature and by art

First Line:
Fashioned alike by nature and by art
Last Line:
In private life by all who knew her loved
Author:
John Hervey (Speculation) & Lady Mary Wortley Montagu [nee Pierrepont] (Confident)
DMI number:
17574

11. Father of poets though thine own great day

First Line:
Father of poets though thine own great day
Last Line:
Jonson and poetry which now are gone
Author:
William Cartwright (Absolute)
DMI number:
3984

12. Farewell the genius of the British stage

First Line:
Farewell the genius of the British stage
Last Line:
And clothed with glory you ascend the opening skies
DMI number:
10083

13. Here lies the body of | the English Aristophanes

First Line:
Here lies the body of | the English Aristophanes
Last Line:
He was | The only man
DMI number:
35638

14. How quick poor Foote has from the stage been hurled

First Line:
How quick poor Foote has from the stage been hurled
Last Line:
Death took him off who took off all the world
DMI number:
35644

15. Hylas the clear day boasts a glorious sun

First Line:
Hylas the clear day boasts a glorious sun
Last Line:
Far as the fame of poetry and Ben
Author:
Lucius Cary (Confident)
DMI number:
3981

16. In softest strains Parnassian virgins mourn

First Line:
In softest strains Parnassian virgins mourn
Last Line:
Where all is harmony and all is love
DMI number:
17579

17. Long on the stage thou playedst thy part

First Line:
Long on the stage thou playedst thy part
Last Line:
The prompter dropped the curtain
DMI number:
38140

18. My muse dear Keene with heavy heart essays

First Line:
My muse dear Keene with heavy heart essays
Last Line:
In the bright habitation of the blessed
Author:
William Wilks (Confident)
DMI number:
9967

19. I see that wreath which doth the wearer arm

First Line:
I see that wreath which doth the wearer arm
Last Line:
A relic famed by all posterity
Author:
Henry King (Absolute)
DMI number:
3982

20. I've very often heard what fear can do

First Line:
I've very often heard what fear can do
Last Line:
That vixens always clap their hands and scold
DMI number:
18054

21. Keene is no more I'm sorry for't

First Line:
Keene is no more I'm sorry for't
Last Line:
The sweets which did on Hybla dwell
DMI number:
9970

22. Let others when some mighty man they'd praise

First Line:
Let others when some mighty man they'd praise
Last Line:
To which estate none else can make pretence
DMI number:
5731

23. Not all thy squibs thy quiddities and joke

First Line:
Not all thy squibs thy quiddities and joke
Last Line:
The wit the mimic satirist is dead
DMI number:
35641

24. Of late how dreadful on our modern stage

First Line:
Of late how dreadful on our modern stage
Last Line:
Stand well prepared to meet their final doom
DMI number:
35639

25. O murder murder let this shriek fly round

First Line:
O murder murder let this shriek fly round
Last Line:
Revenge thy martyrs and thine own
DMI number:
42985

26. Oldfield lies here retired undressed

First Line:
Oldfield lies here retired undressed
Last Line:
You can such lasting plaudits raise
DMI number:
17575

27. Oldfield's no more and can the muse forbear

First Line:
Oldfield's no more and can the muse forbear
Last Line:
And to eternal rest the graceful mover doomed
Author:
Richard Savage (Absolute)
DMI number:
27166

28. Oldfield's remains lie here interred among

First Line:
Oldfield's remains lie here interred among
Last Line:
Nor claps resounding give sufficient praise
DMI number:
17676

29. Old men and beldams in the streets

First Line:
Old men and beldams in the streets
Last Line:
Cuts off his tale and talks of Arthur's death
Author:
William Shakespeare (Absolute)
DMI number:
37374

30. Oh death thou great relief of mortal woe

First Line:
Oh death thou great relief of mortal woe
Last Line:
Once more farewell and heaven receive thy soul
Author:
Thomas Walker (Speculation)
DMI number:
9965

31. Praised by the grandsires of the present age

First Line:
Praised by the grandsires of the present age
Last Line:
And lived so long but to behold it die
Author:
Allen Bathurst (Confident)
DMI number:
24928

32. That tongue which set the table on a roar

First Line:
That tongue which set the table on a roar
Last Line:
To this complexion must thou come at last
Author:
David Garrick (Absolute)
DMI number:
36458

33. That tongue which set the table on a roar

First Line:
That tongue which set the table on a roar
Last Line:
To this complexion thou must come at last
Author:
David Garrick (Absolute)
DMI number:
32076

34. Stay passenger a while reluctant see

First Line:
Stay passenger a while reluctant see
Last Line:
The stage became a sea of briny tears
DMI number:
2953

35. The pliant muscles of the various face

First Line:
The pliant muscles of the various face
Last Line:
Are gone not leave one single trace behind
Author:
Robert Lloyd (Absolute)
DMI number:
31677

36. The scene is closed life's play is done

First Line:
The scene is closed life's play is done
Last Line:
One easy transformation more
DMI number:
34322

37. This urn the ashes does contain

First Line:
This urn the ashes does contain
Last Line:
Yet death was found too sharp for Keene
DMI number:
9971

38. Thou best of actors here interred

First Line:
Thou best of actors here interred
Last Line:
And carve thee in his heart
DMI number:
27134

39. Thou great reviver of the attic fire

First Line:
Thou great reviver of the attic fire
Last Line:
And tells the mourner Garrick cannot die
DMI number:
35682

40. Thus when our stated time of life is come

First Line:
Thus when our stated time of life is come
Last Line:
And death's the doctor that must end our pain
DMI number:
27133

41. Vain and uncertain is this mortal state

First Line:
Vain and uncertain is this mortal state
Last Line:
An ode as to her own Cecilia's day
Author:
Richard Savage (Absolute)
DMI number:
9964

42. When Oldfield dies even Congreve's laurels fade

First Line:
When Oldfield dies even Congreve's laurels fade
Last Line:
The first bad exit Oldfield ever made
DMI number:
34923

43. When Roscius died each generous Roman wept

First Line:
When Roscius died each generous Roman wept
Last Line:
That his own Manes may like Milward's rest
DMI number:
27154

44. When the stage heard that death had struck her John

First Line:
When the stage heard that death had struck her John
Last Line:
And solemnly sat pensive over his urn
DMI number:
24956

45. When wrapped in clouds the sable night came on

First Line:
When wrapped in clouds the sable night came on
Last Line:
Though tracts of light that formed a new born day
Author:
Knightly Chetwood (Speculation)
DMI number:
9969

46. With every hope a vessel sails away

First Line:
With every hope a vessel sails away
Last Line:
And though she droops may raise her from the ground
Author:
David Garrick (Absolute)
DMI number:
38076

47. Within this humble tomb confined

First Line:
Within this humble tomb confined
Last Line:
Whose fate they now with me deplore
DMI number:
9966

48. Ye punsters and jokers and witlings give over

First Line:
Ye punsters and jokers and witlings give over
Last Line:
Believe me that death is no joke
DMI number:
35646

49. Ye sons of frolic mirth and fun

First Line:
Ye sons of frolic mirth and fun
Last Line:
And seek her native sky
DMI number:
35640