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1. Abhorred abhorrers horribly abhorred

First Line:
Abhorred abhorrers horribly abhorred
Last Line:
Does vote abhorrers all to be abhorred
DMI number:
43028

2. Ah Raleigh when thou didst thy breath resign

First Line:
Ah Raleigh when thou didst thy breath resign
Last Line:
No poisonous serpent on the earth shall live
Author:
Andrew Marvell (Speculation) & John Ayloffe (Confident)
DMI number:
42302

3. As the other night in bed I thinking lay

First Line:
As the other night in bed I thinking lay
Last Line:
Tis ten to one but I shall dream again
Author:
John Ayloffe (Speculation)
DMI number:
42336

4. As I was walking reading in a book

First Line:
As I was walking reading in a book
Last Line:
For poets dare at all adventures speak
DMI number:
43037

5. As I went by St James's I heard a bird sing

First Line:
As I went by St James's I heard a bird sing
Last Line:
There was no other way for mending the breed
DMI number:
42381

6. As I went by St James's I heard a bird sing

First Line:
As I went by St James's I heard a bird sing
Last Line:
There was no other way of mending the creed
DMI number:
4922

7. As in a dream our thinking monarch lay

First Line:
As in a dream our thinking monarch lay
Last Line:
Frighted to see himself so much outdone
DMI number:
4561

8. C------ at this time having no need

First Line:
C------ at this time having no need
Last Line:
The lord's vexation and the k---- by G-d
DMI number:
42310

9. Come painter you and I you know dare do

First Line:
Come painter you and I you know dare do
Last Line:
Then Asaph's song shall be like Doeg's rhyme
DMI number:
41823

10. Cursed be the stars which did ordain

First Line:
Cursed be the stars which did ordain
Last Line:
Prove that among us and curse me too
DMI number:
4574

11. Disgraced and one forlorn made fortune's sport

First Line:
Disgraced and one forlorn made fortune's sport
Last Line:
Next after you by G-- I will be king
Author:
John Wilmot (Speculation)
DMI number:
42320

12. Divine Thalia charmer of my breast

First Line:
Divine Thalia charmer of my breast
Last Line:
And Phoebus rose and smiled to see the lover blessed
Author:
John Froud (Absolute)
DMI number:
5979

13. Fire fire fire help for we're all in flames

First Line:
Fire fire fire help for we're all in flames
Last Line:
Cried damn the old charter and God save the king
DMI number:
43069

14. For tyrants dead no statues we erect

First Line:
For tyrants dead no statues we erect
Last Line:
The bravest people and the happiest king
DMI number:
4571

15. Hail happy W------ thou art strangely great

First Line:
Hail happy W------ thou art strangely great
Last Line:
Must serve their masters though they damn their souls
Author:
John Grobham [Jack] Howe (Speculation) & Henry Hall (Speculation)
DMI number:
4578

16. Here lies an old man of seventy seven

First Line:
Here lies an old man of seventy seven
Last Line:
For George of Great Britain will manage you all
DMI number:
11973

17. In all humility we crave

First Line:
In all humility we crave
Last Line:
Thanks you as much as if he did
Author:
John Wilmot (Speculation)
DMI number:
4481

18. Is this thy glory now is this thy pride

First Line:
Is this thy glory now is this thy pride
Last Line:
All the wild mazes of thy politics
DMI number:
43040

19. J R | Whereas by misrepresentation

First Line:
J R | Whereas by misrepresentation
Last Line:
Than what you owe to old Queen Bess
Author:
Charles Montagu (Absolute)
DMI number:
6550

20. Insulting ass who basely could revile

First Line:
Insulting ass who basely could revile
Last Line:
Only on briars and on thistles feed
DMI number:
4583

21. It happened in the twilight of the day

First Line:
It happened in the twilight of the day
Last Line:
Starts from the couch and bid the dame draw near
DMI number:
42304

22. Let Tories versed in outrages and noise

First Line:
Let Tories versed in outrages and noise
Last Line:
Our enemies with pleasure tell the rest
DMI number:
11946

23. Much wondrous good doth fount dispense

First Line:
Much wondrous good doth fount dispense
Last Line:
Britannia's heart be offered up at thine
DMI number:
31346

24. I who from drinking never could spare an hour

First Line:
I who from drinking never could spare an hour
Last Line:
Does the king's bastards starve to keep his own
DMI number:
4753

25. Methinks I see our mighty monarch stand

First Line:
Methinks I see our mighty monarch stand
Last Line:
To make way for the son to bring a whore
Author:
John Wilmot (Speculation)
DMI number:
5437

26. Madam | We address you today in a very new fashion

First Line:
Madam | We address you today in a very new fashion
Last Line:
Which is as dear to us as that against France
DMI number:
5031

27. Near Isis spring the muses poor retreat

First Line:
Near Isis spring the muses poor retreat
Last Line:
The palace has already had its due
Author:
Nahum Tate (Absolute)
DMI number:
5918

28. Never did our English senate know

First Line:
Never did our English senate know
Last Line:
Even U---- to conform make P---- a Williamite
DMI number:
3876

29. Not Rome in all her splendour could compare

First Line:
Not Rome in all her splendour could compare
Last Line:
And Mrs Stafford yield to Betty Hall
Author:
John Wilmot (Speculation)
DMI number:
2174

30. No not one word can I of this great deed

First Line:
No not one word can I of this great deed
Last Line:
From God and from the king alone it came
Author:
Robert Wild (Absolute)
DMI number:
43025

31. Of a tall statue and of sable hue

First Line:
Of a tall statue and of sable hue
Last Line:
Then how much greater mischiefs such a king
DMI number:
42359

32. Of a tall stature and of sable hue

First Line:
Of a tall stature and of sable hue
Last Line:
Then how much greater mischiefs such a king
Author:
Andrew Marvell (Speculation)
DMI number:
3637

33. 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

34. Oh heavens we have signs below

First Line:
Oh heavens we have signs below
Last Line:
Good lord deliver this poor realm
DMI number:
42307

35. Oh cried the goddess for some pedant reign

First Line:
Oh cried the goddess for some pedant reign
Last Line:
So upright Quakers please both man and God
Author:
Alexander Pope (Absolute)
DMI number:
28198

36. Once more a father and a son fall out

First Line:
Once more a father and a son fall out
Last Line:
To free a nation and uncrown a king
DMI number:
17902

37. Plot on proud Rome and lay thy damned design

First Line:
Plot on proud Rome and lay thy damned design
Last Line:
They're fitter to converse with beasts than men
Author:
Robert Wild (Absolute)
DMI number:
42973

38. Sicilian muse thy voice and subject raise

First Line:
Sicilian muse thy voice and subject raise
Last Line:
Where thou first drew thy breath dost there commence thy reign
DMI number:
4596

39. So great so universal and so free

First Line:
So great so universal and so free
Last Line:
Your license 'twas made this poor poet caper
Author:
Robert Wild (Absolute)
DMI number:
43026

40. Since men like beasts each others prey were made

First Line:
Since men like beasts each others prey were made
Last Line:
Crowds mourned their error and obeyed their lord
Author:
Nahum Tate (Absolute) & John Dryden (Absolute)
DMI number:
3955

41. Since plagues were ordered for a scourge to men

First Line:
Since plagues were ordered for a scourge to men
Last Line:
That even God almighty will depose
DMI number:
7789

42. Since plagues were ordered for a scourge to men

First Line:
Since plagues were ordered for a scourge to men
Last Line:
That even God almighty would depose
Author:
John Tutchin (Absolute)
DMI number:
4449

43. Sir first of all that it may please

First Line:
Sir first of all that it may please
Last Line:
We send this our address by post
Author:
Alexander Pennecuik (Absolute)
DMI number:
4605

44. Some good whigs late designed by an act meritorious

First Line:
Some good whigs late designed by an act meritorious
Last Line:
These will laugh at the breech while those reverence the nose
DMI number:
13005

45. Such has been this ill-natured nation's fate

First Line:
Such has been this ill-natured nation's fate
Last Line:
Nothing can make us greater than a queen
Author:
Daniel Defoe (Confident)
DMI number:
4559

46. That we your majesty's poor slaves

First Line:
That we your majesty's poor slaves
Last Line:
The over-plus of the saints merit
DMI number:
42323

47. The prodigal's returned from husks and swine

First Line:
The prodigal's returned from husks and swine
Last Line:
Than once a traitor ever be reclaimed
DMI number:
4756

48. This rumour entering angry Titan's ears

First Line:
This rumour entering angry Titan's ears
Last Line:
Heaven's darling Jove and now immediate care
DMI number:
6389

49. To N-----k House lords knights and squires repair

First Line:
To N-----k House lords knights and squires repair
Last Line:
Bad is its head but ten times worse its heart
Author:
John Hervey (Confident) & Philip Dormer Stanhope (Confident)
DMI number:
17908

50. Today a mighty hero comes to warm

First Line:
Today a mighty hero comes to warm
Last Line:
At worst he'll find some Cornish borough here
Author:
Sir Samuel Garth (Absolute)
DMI number:
3899

51. Twas near the mighty senate house where lie

First Line:
Twas near the mighty senate house where lie
Last Line:
Called Simeon or the twenty ninth of May
DMI number:
39650

52. Ungrateful boy I will not call thee son

First Line:
Ungrateful boy I will not call thee son
Last Line:
G---fish I'll send you to the shades below
DMI number:
4770

53. Welcome great sir unto a drooping isle

First Line:
Welcome great sir unto a drooping isle
Last Line:
Your noble deeds and glorious acts rehearse
DMI number:
4929

54. Walking some ten years since along the park

First Line:
Walking some ten years since along the park
Last Line:
Then I trudged too for vain it was to stay
DMI number:
42352

55. Well tory poets' answers come at last

First Line:
Well tory poets' answers come at last
Last Line:
Whilst all these little kings shall basely tumble down
DMI number:
43020

56. What a race were you running from bad into worse

First Line:
What a race were you running from bad into worse
Last Line:
To spur as if riding post haste to the devil
DMI number:
11038

57. When Hodge had numbered up how many score

First Line:
When Hodge had numbered up how many score
Last Line:
His body fell out fled his frighted soul
DMI number:
43706

58. When Hodge had numbered up how many score

First Line:
When Hodge had numbered up how many score
Last Line:
With equal gratitude and treachery
Author:
Andrew Marvell (Speculation)
DMI number:
42301

59. When I took in hand a pen for to write

First Line:
When I took in hand a pen for to write
Last Line:
That would ruin three kingdoms as he did before
DMI number:
7280

60. When J---- and his army shall run from the Boyne

First Line:
When J---- and his army shall run from the Boyne
Last Line:
That every man is marked with want in his hand
DMI number:
4575

61. When James our great monarch so wise and discreet

First Line:
When James our great monarch so wise and discreet
Last Line:
That the bishops the bishops did throw out the bill
DMI number:
42305

62. Whither ye impious Britons do ye run

First Line:
Whither ye impious Britons do ye run
Last Line:
Entails this curse and will confound you all
DMI number:
4565

63. Whilst Lewis the tyrant te deum does sing

First Line:
Whilst Lewis the tyrant te deum does sing
Last Line:
To Anna the great but let him know when he has enough
DMI number:
4688

64. With all the charms of France and Rome

First Line:
With all the charms of France and Rome
Last Line:
All oaths of coronation non obstante | To Mr G R
DMI number:
11967

65. Yet once more peace turns back her head to smile

First Line:
Yet once more peace turns back her head to smile
Last Line:
From villains tongues the ears of majesty
DMI number:
44329

66. Yet once more peace turns back her head to smile

First Line:
Yet once more peace turns back her head to smile
Last Line:
Nor leave one factious r----l in the guard
DMI number:
43045

67. Ye perjured traitors jacks and tories tell

First Line:
Ye perjured traitors jacks and tories tell
Last Line:
Heaven bless this land and George our lawful king
DMI number:
12134