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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. As the god of manual arts

First Line:
As the god of manual arts
Last Line:
Keep it Mars tis but a toy
Author:
George Ogle (Confident)
DMI number:
27305

3. As over the surges of the boundless sea

First Line:
As over the surges of the boundless sea
Last Line:
And every shore repeats the long departing sound
DMI number:
28859

4. As Paris ploughed the watery plain

First Line:
As Paris ploughed the watery plain
Last Line:
And then thy flames of love shall end in flames of fire
DMI number:
893

5. As faithless Paris ploughed his liquid way

First Line:
As faithless Paris ploughed his liquid way
Last Line:
And Ilium whelmed beneath a flood of fire
DMI number:
16966

6. Begin celestial source of light

First Line:
Begin celestial source of light
Last Line:
Due to thy queen's reward and Blenheim's glorious day
Author:
Elijah Fenton (Absolute)
DMI number:
12339

7. Behold that man that with gigantic might

First Line:
Behold that man that with gigantic might
Last Line:
And all in time will rue it | Then mad &c
Author:
Thomas D'Urfey (Absolute)
DMI number:
2592

8. Come Clio sing if such your will is

First Line:
Come Clio sing if such your will is
Last Line:
They closed the curtains of their peepers
Author:
Samuel Whyte (Speculation)
DMI number:
36487

9. Contrive me artisan a bowl

First Line:
Contrive me artisan a bowl
Last Line:
But no Apollo God of day
Author:
Francis Fawkes (Absolute)
DMI number:
27194

10. 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

11. Fit for the girls in Venus' cause

First Line:
Fit for the girls in Venus' cause
Last Line:
Once tap proud Chloe with up-lifted wand
DMI number:
25606

12. 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

13. From Sparta's hospitable shore

First Line:
From Sparta's hospitable shore
Last Line:
And Troy in Grecian flames expire
Author:
Elizabeth Carter (Absolute)
DMI number:
25395

14. God whose revenge for boasts the crew

First Line:
God whose revenge for boasts the crew
Last Line:
Did feasts reduce
Author:
Barten Holyday (Speculation)
DMI number:
42135

15. Great god of fierce battles

First Line:
Great god of fierce battles
Last Line:
And from thence roll destruction ashore
DMI number:
44293

16. Hector who saw them scattered on the shore

First Line:
Hector who saw them scattered on the shore
Last Line:
I'll fly and with his blood wash off his shame
DMI number:
39947

17. How will the grateful senate praise

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

18. In transport borne away these eyes

First Line:
In transport borne away these eyes
Last Line:
And wagged his tail as Bacchus passed along
Author:
William Duncombe (Absolute)
DMI number:
25544

19. 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

20. 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

21. Janus did ever to thy wondering eyes

First Line:
Janus did ever to thy wondering eyes
Last Line:
And governs but to bless
Author:
Edmund Smith (Absolute)
DMI number:
5446

22. Like Mars amid the battle full of rage

First Line:
Like Mars amid the battle full of rage
Last Line:
He foams with fury &c
DMI number:
39935

23. Mulciber this silver take

First Line:
Mulciber this silver take
Last Line:
Hand in hand to tread the wine
Author:
Francis Fawkes (Absolute)
DMI number:
27193

24. Minerva's grove contains the favoured shield

First Line:
Minerva's grove contains the favoured shield
Last Line:
That guarded Python in the bloody field
Author:
Francis Fawkes (Absolute)
DMI number:
27520

25. 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

26. Now with a better face affairs appear

First Line:
Now with a better face affairs appear
Last Line:
And they like twin Minervas guard your side
DMI number:
6371

27. O Portius is there not some chosen curse

First Line:
O Portius is there not some chosen curse
Last Line:
Who owes his greatness to his country's ruin
Author:
Joseph Addison (Absolute)
DMI number:
30905

28. Of the old heroes when the warlike shades

First Line:
Of the old heroes when the warlike shades
Last Line:
Metempsychosed to some scotch presbyter
Author:
Andrew Marvell (Absolute)
DMI number:
3631

29. Of the old heroes when the warlike shades

First Line:
Of the old heroes when the warlike shades
Last Line:
Our nations melting thy Colossus frame
Author:
Andrew Marvell (Absolute)
DMI number:
14042

30. Pallas the beauteous goddess armed beheld

First Line:
Pallas the beauteous goddess armed beheld
Last Line:
And if th' have eyes I'm sure to gain the cause
DMI number:
6063

31. 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

32. Since hired for life thy servant muse must sing

First Line:
Since hired for life thy servant muse must sing
Last Line:
And in the land where Spencer sung a new Eliza reigns
Author:
Matthew Prior (Absolute)
DMI number:
33669

33. The barks how famed by labouring oars

First Line:
The barks how famed by labouring oars
Last Line:
When neath the avenging steel shall stream thy purple gore
DMI number:
22114

34. Take this silver Vulcan show

First Line:
Take this silver Vulcan show
Last Line:
Each with clusters in his hand
DMI number:
3540

35. Stately stept he east the wa

First Line:
Stately stept he east the wa
Last Line:
And all the warrior fled
Author:
Elizabeth Wardlaw [née Halket] (Absolute) & Allan Ramsay (Absolute)
DMI number:
1295

36. 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

37. The feathered warriors and the pygmy state

First Line:
The feathered warriors and the pygmy state
Last Line:
And in the fairy name the pygmy dies
Author:
Joseph Addison (Absolute) & Thomas Newcomb (Confident)
DMI number:
11552

38. The man that dares his word maintain

First Line:
The man that dares his word maintain
Last Line:
And spoil a subject far above thy reach
DMI number:
41836

39. 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

40. 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

41. This trophy Areiphilus's son

First Line:
This trophy Areiphilus's son
Last Line:
To Bacchus consecrates for battles won
Author:
Francis Fawkes (Absolute)
DMI number:
27580

42. 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

43. 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

44. To sing Achilles wrath O muse prepare

First Line:
To sing Achilles wrath O muse prepare
Last Line:
Who thus in war the bravest chief disgraced
Author:
Arthur Maynwaring (Confident)
DMI number:
4245

45. Vulcan contrive me such a cup

First Line:
Vulcan contrive me such a cup
Last Line:
And then to ---- again
Author:
John Wilmot (Absolute)
DMI number:
39649

46. 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

47. When civil war through all the chaos reigned

First Line:
When civil war through all the chaos reigned
Last Line:
Fair Love could only from our British Ocean spring
DMI number:
6358

48. When faithless Paris through the yielding sea

First Line:
When faithless Paris through the yielding sea
Last Line:
The Grecian's haughty rage and murdering steel
DMI number:
5467

49. When lately G---- and Gallia's sons

First Line:
When lately G---- and Gallia's sons
Last Line:
Before he thinks of Spain
DMI number:
18252

50. While the young hero thus with glory burns

First Line:
While the young hero thus with glory burns
Last Line:
Or hang it at th'ungrateful trivia's shrine
Author:
Laurence Eusden (Confident)
DMI number:
8465