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48,909
Person
4,152
Miscellany
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31,371
John Dryden
2,145
William Shakespeare
1,158
Alexander Pope
1,137
Horace
629
John Milton
587
Matthew Prior
585
Nathaniel Lee
502
Abraham Cowley
472
Nicholas Rowe
471
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Sex / relations between the sexes
5,555
Love
5,468
Death
5,399
Poetry / literature / writing
3,097
Virtue / vice
3,052
Women / the female character
3,049
Religion
2,958
Politics
2,487
The monarchy (heads of state)
2,093
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2,003
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Couplet
19,403
Extract / snippet from longer work
10,467
Epigram
4,079
Song
3,980
Imitation / translation / paraphrase
3,521
Quatrain abab
3,431
Epitaph
2,377
Ode
1,819
Satire
1,538
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1,232
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Miscellany Genre
Collection including prose
270
Collection of literary verse
198
Collection of translations/imitations
184
Collection of 17th century verse
170
Political miscellany
109
Miscellany associated with group of poets
85
Collection of songs
73
Miscellaneous collection
69
Periodical miscellany
68
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4991.
A pleasing subject first with care provide
First Line:
A pleasing subject first with care provide
Last Line:
And sure to please although ten times repeated
Author:
John Hervey (Absolute)
DMI number:
3045
4992.
A pleasing subject first with care provide
First Line:
A pleasing subject first with care provide
Last Line:
Nor fear twill tire though seven times repeated
Author:
John Hervey (Absolute)
DMI number:
24108
4993.
A pleasing subject first with care provide
First Line:
A pleasing subject first with care provide
Last Line:
Nor fear will tire though seventy times repeated
DMI number:
33978
4994.
A ploughman followed who had still at hand
First Line:
A ploughman followed who had still at hand
Last Line:
A steward and myself were all the crew
Author:
Thomas Betterton (Absolute)
DMI number:
18348
4995.
A poem's life and death dependeth still
First Line:
A poem's life and death dependeth still
Last Line:
Not on the poet's wit but reader's will
Author:
Alexander Brome (Absolute)
DMI number:
17212
4996.
A poet and a traitor is such news
First Line:
A poet and a traitor is such news
Last Line:
Poets should live by lines not die by the rope
DMI number:
17122
4997.
A poet late of no ignoble fame
First Line:
A poet late of no ignoble fame
Last Line:
The men are blacksmiths and their wives are whores
DMI number:
34625
4998.
A poet once the spartans led to fight
First Line:
A poet once the spartans led to fight
Last Line:
Let Caesar live and Carthage be subdued
Author:
John Dryden (Absolute)
DMI number:
35773
4999.
A poet once well pleased surveyed
First Line:
A poet once well pleased surveyed
Last Line:
Who by another's fall would rise
Author:
Daniel (the elder) Bellamy (Absolute)
DMI number:
30286
5000.
A poet to applaud or boldly blame
First Line:
A poet to applaud or boldly blame
Last Line:
And vice to dark oblivion is betrayed
Author:
Dermot O'Connor (Absolute)
DMI number:
27118
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