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1. A fate like mine as poets sing

First Line:
A fate like mine as poets sing
Last Line:
Less tender than the heart
Author:
John Duncombe (Absolute)
DMI number:
30875

2. A cavalier the men of ancient date

First Line:
A cavalier the men of ancient date
Last Line:
Patience our strength and honesty our guide
Author:
John Duncombe (Absolute)
DMI number:
25782

3. A second age in wars we waste away

First Line:
A second age in wars we waste away
Last Line:
Your bard thus warns you to retire
DMI number:
25651

4. Ah Pettius I no more indite

First Line:
Ah Pettius I no more indite
Last Line:
My present passion ends
Author:
John Duncombe (Absolute)
DMI number:
25647

5. And has my friend unchecked by fear

First Line:
And has my friend unchecked by fear
Last Line:
And to the sword the gown
Author:
John Duncombe (Absolute)
DMI number:
25509

6. Almighty power whose boundless sway

First Line:
Almighty power whose boundless sway
Last Line:
And let the Gaul once more our vengeance feel
Author:
John Duncombe (Absolute)
DMI number:
26130

7. Artist or sage by chance or leisure led

First Line:
Artist or sage by chance or leisure led
Last Line:
That spurns the grave and triumphs in the skies
DMI number:
36815

8. At length thy powerful arts I own

First Line:
At length thy powerful arts I own
Last Line:
Pure are thy hands thy heart humane
DMI number:
25652

9. As western Orellana king of floods

First Line:
As western Orellana king of floods
Last Line:
Soon lead our chiefs returning from the field
Author:
John Duncombe (Absolute)
DMI number:
26651

10. Be wise Licinius and avoid

First Line:
Be wise Licinius and avoid
Last Line:
With too indulgent wind
Author:
John Duncombe (Absolute)
DMI number:
25532

11. Blessed as our sires of old is he

First Line:
Blessed as our sires of old is he
Last Line:
Next week he put it out again
DMI number:
25636

12. Beloved Maecenas whom my earliest muse

First Line:
Beloved Maecenas whom my earliest muse
Last Line:
And vigorous health when from the Phthysic free
Author:
John Duncombe (Absolute)
DMI number:
25734

13. Beneath my humble roof no gold

First Line:
Beneath my humble roof no gold
Last Line:
And endless rest bestows
Author:
John Duncombe (Absolute)
DMI number:
25543

14. Charmed with the lettered lustre of the press

First Line:
Charmed with the lettered lustre of the press
Last Line:
To save unwilling friends in vain is labour tried
DMI number:
25780

15. Could you Golconda's treasures gain

First Line:
Could you Golconda's treasures gain
Last Line:
Sleep flies indignant to yon happier shed
Author:
John Duncombe (Absolute)
DMI number:
26603

16. Conscious that from its use alone

First Line:
Conscious that from its use alone
Last Line:
To raise meek worth and bid despondence live
Author:
John Duncombe (Absolute)
DMI number:
26134

17. Dearer than daughter paralleled by few

First Line:
Dearer than daughter paralleled by few
Last Line:
O come to my paternal arms again
DMI number:
36715

18. Descend thou sweetest of the tuneful train

First Line:
Descend thou sweetest of the tuneful train
Last Line:
His thrice a hundred chains the doom of lawless love
Author:
John Duncombe (Absolute)
DMI number:
25572

19. Enchanting Sappho's lyric muse

First Line:
Enchanting Sappho's lyric muse
Last Line:
And still in melting notes we hear her sing
Author:
John Duncombe (Absolute)
DMI number:
27593

20. Deep in the winding mazes of a wood

First Line:
Deep in the winding mazes of a wood
Last Line:
Beheld the glittering branch and crowded to the shore
DMI number:
21801

21. Dreams commonly we see

First Line:
Dreams commonly we see
Last Line:
Thus to abuse a dream is most absurd
Author:
John Duncombe (Absolute)
DMI number:
29922

22. Five days I told you I from town should stay

First Line:
Five days I told you I from town should stay
Last Line:
That the best station which best suits our mind
Author:
John Duncombe (Absolute)
DMI number:
25753

23. From Caen departing first at Dive

First Line:
From Caen departing first at Dive
Last Line:
And there my verse and journey end
Author:
John Duncombe (Absolute)
DMI number:
26672

24. For quiet on Newmarket's plain

First Line:
For quiet on Newmarket's plain
Last Line:
Shall guard the laws divine
Author:
John Duncombe (Absolute)
DMI number:
25541

25. From royal palaces the plough

First Line:
From royal palaces the plough
Last Line:
Were built with polished stone
Author:
John Duncombe (Absolute)
DMI number:
25538

26. Give ear my friends while prudent I reveal

First Line:
Give ear my friends while prudent I reveal
Last Line:
Patience our strength and honesty our guide
Author:
John Duncombe (Absolute)
DMI number:
26675

27. From the moss-grown coral cave

First Line:
From the moss-grown coral cave
Last Line:
The statesman and the prince remember thee
Author:
John Duncombe (Absolute)
DMI number:
29829

28. From this sweet place to you I write

First Line:
From this sweet place to you I write
Last Line:
Cease cease my muse thy cheerful strains
DMI number:
36399

29. God prospect long our harvest work

First Line:
God prospect long our harvest work
Last Line:
In harvest time may cease
DMI number:
36708

30. Guardian of Britain come away

First Line:
Guardian of Britain come away
Last Line:
Their father and their king
DMI number:
25619

31. Hapless Ramilla in an early grave

First Line:
Hapless Ramilla in an early grave
Last Line:
And gallant Taylor's name with Balchen's live
Author:
John Duncombe (Absolute)
DMI number:
29914

32. Great as from Porus' conquest Philip's son

First Line:
Great as from Porus' conquest Philip's son
Last Line:
And from a stranger-muse unpurchased lays
Author:
John Duncombe (Absolute)
DMI number:
29864

33. Health to thee thy votary owes

First Line:
Health to thee thy votary owes
Last Line:
Pants to delight instruct and humanise mankind
Author:
John Duncombe (Absolute)
DMI number:
26244

34. Haste muse to Spithead and if winds do not alter

First Line:
Haste muse to Spithead and if winds do not alter
Last Line:
Bid him look to his ballast and take in his sails
DMI number:
25757

35. How did you fare at wealthy Rufus' feast

First Line:
How did you fare at wealthy Rufus' feast
Last Line:
Had tainted every dish and poisoned every bowl
DMI number:
25730

36. Hope sweetest child of fancy born

First Line:
Hope sweetest child of fancy born
Last Line:
And led by reason shun despair
Author:
John Duncombe (Absolute)
DMI number:
30870

37. How shall Voltaire's recording lay

First Line:
How shall Voltaire's recording lay
Last Line:
Are deaf to slaughter's call and blind to plunder's charms
Author:
John Duncombe (Absolute)
DMI number:
26661

38. How Persius on Rupilius King

First Line:
How Persius on Rupilius King
Last Line:
And let a rope be this king's doom
Author:
John Duncombe (Absolute)
DMI number:
25713

39. I grieve to hear you oft enquire

First Line:
I grieve to hear you oft enquire
Last Line:
And not with one gallant content
DMI number:
25649

40. In an unlucky hour the ship

First Line:
In an unlucky hour the ship
Last Line:
And lamb will sacrifice
DMI number:
25646

41. In soft Narcissa's form united shine

First Line:
In soft Narcissa's form united shine
Last Line:
Who sees must reverence but who hears must love
Author:
John Duncombe (Absolute)
DMI number:
30874

42. Indulge not thus thy endless grief

First Line:
Indulge not thus thy endless grief
Last Line:
Than waves that dash the rough Calabrian shore
Author:
John Duncombe (Absolute)
DMI number:
25514

43. I said 'tis true Lucilius' lines were rough

First Line:
I said 'tis true Lucilius' lines were rough
Last Line:
Go boy and in my book these verses write
Author:
John Duncombe (Absolute)
DMI number:
25716

44. I lover of the country to my friend

First Line:
I lover of the country to my friend
Last Line:
Where all things but your absence give delight
Author:
John Duncombe (Absolute)
DMI number:
25760

45. If the soft verse and warbling strain

First Line:
If the soft verse and warbling strain
Last Line:
Whenever I call attend thy poet's prayer
DMI number:
25513

46. If mid their round of pleasure to convey

First Line:
If mid their round of pleasure to convey
Last Line:
The place his laws to Homer's self denied
Author:
John Duncombe (Absolute)
DMI number:
29851

47. If writing seems so difficult a task

First Line:
If writing seems so difficult a task
Last Line:
And thou more mad my slighter follies spare
Author:
John Duncombe (Absolute)
DMI number:
26676

48. If you can loll on antique beds and eat

First Line:
If you can loll on antique beds and eat
Last Line:
Slip from your client through the garden gate
Author:
John Duncombe (Absolute)
DMI number:
25746

49. Let fortune and the muse be kind

First Line:
Let fortune and the muse be kind
Last Line:
Her poet's labours with a woollen crown
Author:
John Duncombe (Absolute)
DMI number:
25441

50. Me shall no feeble pinion bear

First Line:
Me shall no feeble pinion bear
Last Line:
Nor shed for me the needless tear
Author:
John Duncombe (Absolute)
DMI number:
25563

51. Maecenas still content to shine

First Line:
Maecenas still content to shine
Last Line:
Or from the Formian or Falernian vines
Author:
John Duncombe (Absolute)
DMI number:
25434

52. Loved by the muses to the wind

First Line:
Loved by the muses to the wind
Last Line:
Divinely new his worthy praise
Author:
John Duncombe (Absolute)
DMI number:
25440

53. No fabled knight in days of yore

First Line:
No fabled knight in days of yore
Last Line:
And you'll not think it given in vain
Author:
John Duncombe (Absolute)
DMI number:
30871

54. Now let each pious Briton praise

First Line:
Now let each pious Briton praise
Last Line:
Heroes they lived and more than heroes died
Author:
John Duncombe (Absolute)
DMI number:
26131

55. Nought to admire Numicius is the best

First Line:
Nought to admire Numicius is the best
Last Line:
Freely impart if not to these attend
Author:
John Duncombe (Absolute)
DMI number:
25750

56. O Goddess whose propitious sway

First Line:
O Goddess whose propitious sway
Last Line:
And let the Massagete our vengeance feel
Author:
John Duncombe (Absolute)
DMI number:
25516

57. Nymph of the spring whose waves surpass

First Line:
Nymph of the spring whose waves surpass
Last Line:
Thy limpid waters fair Blandusia glide
Author:
John Duncombe (Absolute)
DMI number:
25591

58. No plant like the vine will on Tibur's mild soil

First Line:
No plant like the vine will on Tibur's mild soil
Last Line:
Leaky faith like a sieve letting every thing pass
Author:
John Duncombe (Absolute)
DMI number:
25433

59. O thou that on a pointless spear reclined

First Line:
O thou that on a pointless spear reclined
Last Line:
Entrust no more her favourite Orrery
Author:
John Duncombe (Absolute)
DMI number:
27894

60. O thou whose nip the trivial strain

First Line:
O thou whose nip the trivial strain
Last Line:
Over snow-white leaves thy waters glide
DMI number:
25592

61. O Phoebus whose unerring darts

First Line:
O Phoebus whose unerring darts
Last Line:
Notes fitted to the Horatian string
Author:
John Duncombe (Absolute)
DMI number:
25620

62. O ship shall boisterous waves again

First Line:
O ship shall boisterous waves again
Last Line:
Whose surges lash the shining Cyclades
Author:
John Duncombe (Absolute)
DMI number:
25394

63. O liberty to Britain's favoured land

First Line:
O liberty to Britain's favoured land
Last Line:
Too late they see their crime and own the eternal king
Author:
John Duncombe (Absolute)
DMI number:
26595

64. Oft have the chiefs that deck the lettered age

First Line:
Oft have the chiefs that deck the lettered age
Last Line:
But think o think they once resembled you
Author:
John Duncombe (Absolute)
DMI number:
30873

65. Of old a fig-tree useless wood

First Line:
Of old a fig-tree useless wood
Last Line:
Their herbs were scattered all around
Author:
John Duncombe (Absolute)
DMI number:
25714

66. On a clear fountain's shady brink

First Line:
On a clear fountain's shady brink
Last Line:
And bask in open sun
Author:
John Duncombe (Absolute)
DMI number:
30868

67. On Nero's secretary muse attend

First Line:
On Nero's secretary muse attend
Last Line:
We shall bear you as you your fortune bear
Author:
William Duncombe (Absolute)
DMI number:
25756

68. Pompey with me to utmost dangers driven

First Line:
Pompey with me to utmost dangers driven
Last Line:
Rejoice to revel for a friend restored
Author:
John Duncombe (Absolute)
DMI number:
25528

69. Say Catius whence and whither

First Line:
Say Catius whence and whither
Last Line:
Would quaff her waters at the fountain-head
Author:
John Duncombe (Absolute)
DMI number:
25720

70. Say daring clans what false alarms

First Line:
Say daring clans what false alarms
Last Line:
Which raised restored and saved the land
Author:
John Duncombe (Absolute)
DMI number:
26665

71. Say veteran friend beloved remain

First Line:
Say veteran friend beloved remain
Last Line:
Where stands the toast tis George and peace
Author:
John Duncombe (Absolute)
DMI number:
26666

72. Say ye vile race what frenzy draws

First Line:
Say ye vile race what frenzy draws
Last Line:
Of blood by Romulus unjustly spilt
Author:
John Duncombe (Absolute)
DMI number:
25644

73. Should impious sons in future times

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

74. Should you dear Quintius ask me if in grounds

First Line:
Should you dear Quintius ask me if in grounds
Last Line:
If right I guess death shuts the human scene
DMI number:
25773

75. Septimius only strange as it may seem

First Line:
Septimius only strange as it may seem
Last Line:
Believe him brave and worthy of your love
Author:
John Duncombe (Absolute)
DMI number:
25758

76. Shall lordly man the theme of every lay

First Line:
Shall lordly man the theme of every lay
Last Line:
And save from folly thousands yet unborn
Author:
John Duncombe (Absolute)
DMI number:
29828

77. See gathering clouds obscure the sky

First Line:
See gathering clouds obscure the sky
Last Line:
Can best the cares of life allay
Author:
John Duncombe (Absolute)
DMI number:
26667

78. Since now Agrippa to your hands

First Line:
Since now Agrippa to your hands
Last Line:
Rich harvests on Italia's shores
Author:
John Duncombe (Absolute)
DMI number:
25765

79. Sunk was the solemn taper's sickly glare

First Line:
Sunk was the solemn taper's sickly glare
Last Line:
Nor when she views the sons forget the sire
Author:
John Duncombe (Absolute)
DMI number:
22272

80. Soul and spirit heart and voice

First Line:
Soul and spirit heart and voice
Last Line:
To Abraham's race for ever more
DMI number:
38204

81. Some truth we may descry

First Line:
Some truth we may descry
Last Line:
My kingdom vanished but my love remained
Author:
John Duncombe (Absolute)
DMI number:
29921

82. The antiquarian shall in times to come

First Line:
The antiquarian shall in times to come
Last Line:
When in the dust he reads here lies Carlisle
Author:
John Duncombe (Speculation)
DMI number:
26891

83. Tell me Bullatius did the sight

First Line:
Tell me Bullatius did the sight
Last Line:
May even at Ulubrae be blessed
DMI number:
25762

84. Tell me my Florus on what foreign coast

First Line:
Tell me my Florus on what foreign coast
Last Line:
At your return a pampered steer I'll kill
Author:
John Duncombe (Absolute)
DMI number:
25739

85. Statesman on whose unbiased tongue

First Line:
Statesman on whose unbiased tongue
Last Line:
Resign to Clio and her Lyttelton
Author:
John Duncombe (Absolute)
DMI number:
26133

86. The comic poets of the Grecian stage

First Line:
The comic poets of the Grecian stage
Last Line:
To draw you to our sect we force will use
Author:
John Duncombe (Absolute)
DMI number:
25659

87. The curfew tolls the hour of closing gates

First Line:
The curfew tolls the hour of closing gates
Last Line:
The smiles of friendship and the sweets of love
Author:
John Duncombe (Absolute)
DMI number:
26594

88. The curfew tolls the hour of closing gates

First Line:
The curfew tolls the hour of closing gates
Last Line:
The sweets of friendship and the smiles of love
Author:
John Duncombe (Absolute)
DMI number:
30557

89. The man resolved and firmly just

First Line:
The man resolved and firmly just
Last Line:
This lofty theme by thy unequal song
Author:
John Duncombe (Absolute)
DMI number:
25571

90. The sailor when the tempest roars

First Line:
The sailor when the tempest roars
Last Line:
The base detracting crowd
Author:
John Duncombe (Absolute)
DMI number:
25540

91. The youth my friends robust in war

First Line:
The youth my friends robust in war
Last Line:
That halting vengeance lags behind
Author:
John Duncombe (Absolute)
DMI number:
25570

92. Think not my Lord these strains shall die

First Line:
Think not my Lord these strains shall die
Last Line:
And hoary Nerva calls
Author:
John Duncombe (Absolute)
DMI number:
25625

93. Thou wife of Ibycus the poor

First Line:
Thou wife of Ibycus the poor
Last Line:
Grown old and bending to the tomb
Author:
John Duncombe (Absolute)
DMI number:
25594

94. Though Britain's genius hung his drooping head

First Line:
Though Britain's genius hung his drooping head
Last Line:
When senates thus reward the glorious deed
Author:
George Lyttelton (Speculation) & John Duncombe (Absolute)
DMI number:
30872

95. Though skilled to measure sea and land

First Line:
Though skilled to measure sea and land
Last Line:
And winds propitious on thy sails shall blow
Author:
John Duncombe (Absolute)
DMI number:
25443

96. Though through the paths that Ennius trod before

First Line:
Though through the paths that Ennius trod before
Last Line:
Seeing approve and knowing thee admire
Author:
John Duncombe (Absolute)
DMI number:
26897

97. Though India's stores your wealth excelled

First Line:
Though India's stores your wealth excelled
Last Line:
Something I know not what is wanting still
Author:
John Duncombe (Absolute)
DMI number:
25604

98. Though no advice you need by which to steer

First Line:
Though no advice you need by which to steer
Last Line:
Go seek some stranger here your arts are known
Author:
John Duncombe (Absolute)
DMI number:
25774

99. Tis just 'tis joyful now to pay

First Line:
Tis just 'tis joyful now to pay
Last Line:
Hangs on his neck as ivy clasps the vine
Author:
John Duncombe (Absolute)
DMI number:
25517

100. Tis done unclouded sets the radiant year

First Line:
Tis done unclouded sets the radiant year
Last Line:
In field in council as in George's reign
Author:
John Duncombe (Absolute)
DMI number:
29859