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11. Great prince and so much greater as more wise

First Line:
Great prince and so much greater as more wise
Last Line:
To woods and groves what once the painter sings
Author:
Sir John Denham (Speculation) & Andrew Marvell (Confident)
DMI number:
3573

12. Great Strafford worthy of that name though all

First Line:
Great Strafford worthy of that name though all
Last Line:
That his last action all the rest might crown
Author:
Sir John Denham (Absolute)
DMI number:
16678

13. Imperial prince king of the seas and isles

First Line:
Imperial prince king of the seas and isles
Last Line:
Kings are but cards in war they're gods in peace
Author:
Sir John Denham (Speculation) & Andrew Marvell (Confident)
DMI number:
3571

14. My eye descending from the hill surveys

First Line:
My eye descending from the hill surveys
Last Line:
And knows no bound but makes his power his shores
Author:
Sir John Denham (Absolute)
DMI number:
38236

15. My eye descending from the hill surveys

First Line:
My eye descending from the hill surveys
Last Line:
Strong without rage without over flowing full
Author:
Sir John Denham (Absolute)
DMI number:
9761

16. Let fond affection no pretenses make

First Line:
Let fond affection no pretenses make
Last Line:
To suffer what it self must disapprove
Author:
Sir John Denham (Absolute)
DMI number:
9528

17. Kendal is dead and Cambridge riding post

First Line:
Kendal is dead and Cambridge riding post
Last Line:
What fitter sacrifice for Denham's ghost
DMI number:
28818

18. Learn to live well that thou mayst die so too

First Line:
Learn to live well that thou mayst die so too
Last Line:
To live and die is all we have to do
Author:
Sir John Denham (Absolute)
DMI number:
34205

19. No crime so bold but would be understood

First Line:
No crime so bold but would be understood
Last Line:
And free from conscience is a slave to fame
Author:
Sir John Denham (Absolute)
DMI number:
9453

20. Nay painter if thou darest design that fight

First Line:
Nay painter if thou darest design that fight
Last Line:
In Petty's double keeled experiment
Author:
Sir John Denham (Speculation) & Andrew Marvell (Confident)
DMI number:
3570