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1. A slave thou wert by birth of this I gather

First Line:
A slave thou wert by birth of this I gather
Last Line:
For evermore thou saist my lord my father
Author:
Sir John Harington (Absolute)
DMI number:
13206

2. A triumph therefore for Blakeney a gallows reward for B---g

First Line:
A triumph therefore for Blakeney a gallows reward for B---g
Last Line:
A rose for all traitors and God save George our king
DMI number:
33181

3. A law eternal does decree

First Line:
A law eternal does decree
Last Line:
That all things born shall mortal be
DMI number:
33679

4. A loyal breast

First Line:
A loyal breast
Last Line:
More flames oppressed
DMI number:
41978

5. Alike to all I fortune do appear

First Line:
Alike to all I fortune do appear
Last Line:
I make the poor to hope the rich to fear
DMI number:
7870

6. A-- they say has wit for what

First Line:
A-- they say has wit for what
Last Line:
For writing no for writing not
Author:
Alexander Pope (Absolute) & Jonathan Swift (Speculation)
DMI number:
12745

7. Accept a miracle instead of wit

First Line:
Accept a miracle instead of wit
Last Line:
See two dull lines by Stanhope's pencil writ
Author:
Alexander Pope (Speculation)
DMI number:
13498

8. Adam had fallen twice if for an apple

First Line:
Adam had fallen twice if for an apple
Last Line:
The D--l had brought him B-n-ne and La P-ll
Author:
Alexander Pope (Absolute)
DMI number:
9690

9. Adam had fallen twice if for an apple

First Line:
Adam had fallen twice if for an apple
Last Line:
The devil had brought him B--ll--ne and La P--ll
Author:
Alexander Pope (Confident)
DMI number:
9694

10. Alas his knowledge is not worth a pin

First Line:
Alas his knowledge is not worth a pin
Last Line:
If he proclaim not what he hath within
DMI number:
33651

11. A whore is like a squirrel that doth veil

First Line:
A whore is like a squirrel that doth veil
Last Line:
And cover all her body with her tail
Author:
Thomas Jordan (Confident)
DMI number:
16788

12. Anger's a kind of gain that rich men know

First Line:
Anger's a kind of gain that rich men know
Last Line:
It costs them less to hate than to bestow
Author:
R. Fletcher (Confident)
DMI number:
15986

13. Anne is an angel true what though she be

First Line:
Anne is an angel true what though she be
Last Line:
Yet is an angel but a lawyer's fee
DMI number:
7551

14. An opera like a pillory may be said

First Line:
An opera like a pillory may be said
Last Line:
To nail our ears down but expose our head
DMI number:
15720

15. An angel saw and wondering cried less fair

First Line:
An angel saw and wondering cried less fair
Last Line:
From Eden's wowers I drove yon beauteaous pair
DMI number:
34142

16. All should unite to punish the ungrateful

First Line:
All should unite to punish the ungrateful
Last Line:
Ingratitude is treason to mankind
DMI number:
33749

17. Although the lion's skin he wears

First Line:
Although the lion's skin he wears
Last Line:
He cannot hide his asses ears
DMI number:
37896

18. And so a good repute be sure he'll gain

First Line:
And so a good repute be sure he'll gain
Last Line:
For such a virtue envy cannot stain
DMI number:
8183

19. And thus you see the train of love is laid

First Line:
And thus you see the train of love is laid
Last Line:
For subtle widows or a bashful maid
DMI number:
8185

20. As virtue's always in thy mouth how can

First Line:
As virtue's always in thy mouth how can
Last Line:
It ever have time to reach thy heart vain man
DMI number:
16990

21. Arise ye glimmering stars of wit

First Line:
Arise ye glimmering stars of wit
Last Line:
For lo the sun of verse is set
DMI number:
25174

22. At thieves I bark at lovers wag my tail

First Line:
At thieves I bark at lovers wag my tail
Last Line:
And thus I please both lord and lady frail
DMI number:
38125

23. Bess brags she has beauty and can prove the same

First Line:
Bess brags she has beauty and can prove the same
Last Line:
As how why thus sir 'tis her puppy's name
DMI number:
17125

24. Blessed be his rest and sacred be his urn

First Line:
Blessed be his rest and sacred be his urn
Last Line:
To him we must not him to us return
DMI number:
34271

25. Bright as the day and as the morning fair

First Line:
Bright as the day and as the morning fair
Last Line:
Such Chloe is and common as the air
Author:
George Granville (Absolute)
DMI number:
12276

26. Bright as the sun and as the morning fair

First Line:
Bright as the sun and as the morning fair
Last Line:
Such Chloe is and common as the air
Author:
George Granville (Absolute)
DMI number:
24924

27. Boast not a golden rain O Jove behold

First Line:
Boast not a golden rain O Jove behold
Last Line:
Cupid descends in showers more rich than gold
Author:
William Cartwright (Confident)
DMI number:
12409

28. Boast not thy golden shower great Jove behold

First Line:
Boast not thy golden shower great Jove behold
Last Line:
Cupid descends in showers more rich than gold
Author:
William Cartwright (Confident)
DMI number:
31061

29. Bold thief indeed that steals before his face

First Line:
Bold thief indeed that steals before his face
Last Line:
The man away and leaves a beast in his place
DMI number:
17151

30. Calvus of late extreme long locks does wear

First Line:
Calvus of late extreme long locks does wear
Last Line:
The reason is Calvus has lost his hair
Author:
Thomas Forde (Confident)
DMI number:
17046

31. Brutus unmoved heard how his Portia fell

First Line:
Brutus unmoved heard how his Portia fell
Last Line:
Should Jack's wife die he would behave as well
DMI number:
25155

32. By all your description one may plainly see

First Line:
By all your description one may plainly see
Last Line:
That what you here speak of a windmill may be
DMI number:
7631

33. But we'll dismiss his herd on this condition

First Line:
But we'll dismiss his herd on this condition
Last Line:
Be Th---p their taylor or what's worse physician
DMI number:
8088

34. Brother H-- thy piss pot answer quick never falter

First Line:
Brother H-- thy piss pot answer quick never falter
Last Line:
There tis brother F-- it stands under the altar
DMI number:
13001

35. Chloe new married looks at men no more

First Line:
Chloe new married looks at men no more
Last Line:
Why then tis plain for what she looked before
Author:
William Walsh (Absolute)
DMI number:
13961

36. Charles keeps a secret well or I'm deceived

First Line:
Charles keeps a secret well or I'm deceived
Last Line:
For nothing Charles can say will be believed
DMI number:
24896

37. Content's the riches of the mind

First Line:
Content's the riches of the mind
Last Line:
And happy he who can that Treasure find
DMI number:
33606

38. Complete in all but days resigned her breath

First Line:
Complete in all but days resigned her breath
Last Line:
Who never disobeyed but in her death
DMI number:
34089

39. Dactyl and Squib make verses as they go

First Line:
Dactyl and Squib make verses as they go
Last Line:
I cannot wonder then they walk so slow
DMI number:
18138

40. Death in a doubt of thy last end did stand

First Line:
Death in a doubt of thy last end did stand
Last Line:
Because he saw thee on the mending hand
DMI number:
7554

41. Don Pedro's out of debt be bold to say it

First Line:
Don Pedro's out of debt be bold to say it
Last Line:
For they are said to owe that mean to pay it
Author:
Sir John Harington (Absolute)
DMI number:
13205

42. Each day I die

First Line:
Each day I die
Last Line:
If you deny
DMI number:
41986

43. Each heart shows duty

First Line:
Each heart shows duty
Last Line:
Stands at thy beauty
DMI number:
41975

44. Earth take my earth Satan my sin I leave

First Line:
Earth take my earth Satan my sin I leave
Last Line:
The world my substance heaven my soul receive
DMI number:
29937

45. Death's steps are swift and yet no noise it makes

First Line:
Death's steps are swift and yet no noise it makes
Last Line:
Its hand unseen but yet most surely takes
DMI number:
33653

46. Examples lead us and we likely see

First Line:
Examples lead us and we likely see
Last Line:
Such as the prince is will his people be
Author:
Robert Herrick (Absolute)
DMI number:
14648

47. Fortune men say doth give too much to many

First Line:
Fortune men say doth give too much to many
Last Line:
But yet she never gave enough to any
Author:
Sir John Harington (Absolute)
DMI number:
13211

48. Ford is not dead but sleepeth spare his fame I charge ye

First Line:
Ford is not dead but sleepeth spare his fame I charge ye
Last Line:
One ounce of mother wit is worth a pound of clergy
DMI number:
13000

49. For cares whilst love prepares the remedies

First Line:
For cares whilst love prepares the remedies
Last Line:
The main disease in the physician lies
Author:
Charles Cotton (Absolute)
DMI number:
15725

50. For Christ his spouse his cause and at Christ's tide

First Line:
For Christ his spouse his cause and at Christ's tide
Last Line:
Within Christ's temple Christ's true lover died
DMI number:
41953

51. Give me sweet nectar in a kiss

First Line:
Give me sweet nectar in a kiss
Last Line:
And as for kissing kiss my -
DMI number:
24914

52. George came to the crown without striking a blow

First Line:
George came to the crown without striking a blow
Last Line:
Ah quoth the pretender would I could do so
Author:
Ambrose Philips (Absolute)
DMI number:
12483

53. George Limpus is lame yet has gotten a bride

First Line:
George Limpus is lame yet has gotten a bride
Last Line:
Since he's lame he can't walk why then he may ride
DMI number:
18127

54. Geron at fourscore married 'tis too late

First Line:
Geron at fourscore married 'tis too late
Last Line:
No but he wants an heir to his estate
Author:
Hildebrand Jacob (Absolute)
DMI number:
24876

55. From this small token take the letter G

First Line:
From this small token take the letter G
Last Line:
And then tis love and that I send to thee
DMI number:
41948

56. From thy confessor lawyer and physician

First Line:
From thy confessor lawyer and physician
Last Line:
Hide not thy case or state on no condition
DMI number:
41952

57. Gainst me to prate or print is H-- said

First Line:
Gainst me to prate or print is H-- said
Last Line:
He neither does whose neither heard nor read
DMI number:
12985

58. Great men by small means oft are overthrown

First Line:
Great men by small means oft are overthrown
Last Line:
He's lord of thy life who condemns his own
Author:
Robert Herrick (Absolute)
DMI number:
14980

59. Happy the house the goods whereof excel

First Line:
Happy the house the goods whereof excel
Last Line:
When the owner's godly and those gotten well
DMI number:
41992

60. Great friend to Kouli Kan of Britain's right

First Line:
Great friend to Kouli Kan of Britain's right
Last Line:
Thou sole support where supped your wife last night
DMI number:
24890

61. Half of your book is to an index grown

First Line:
Half of your book is to an index grown
Last Line:
You give your book contents your reader none
DMI number:
12587

62. Good friend this message to thy owner bear

First Line:
Good friend this message to thy owner bear
Last Line:
That Myron stole me and has fixed me here
DMI number:
36496

63. He's like a lusty soil whose moisture feeds

First Line:
He's like a lusty soil whose moisture feeds
Last Line:
If not a world of corn a world of weeds
Author:
Francis Quarles (Absolute)
DMI number:
17107

64. Health is a jewel true which when we buy

First Line:
Health is a jewel true which when we buy
Last Line:
Physicians value it accordingly
DMI number:
41950

65. He doth in secularian verse

First Line:
He doth in secularian verse
Last Line:
Phoebus and Dian's praise rehearse
DMI number:
42138

66. He long has been a man of taste complete

First Line:
He long has been a man of taste complete
Last Line:
Would that he now had something left to eat
DMI number:
24882

67. He who a gold-finch strives to make his wife

First Line:
He who a gold-finch strives to make his wife
Last Line:
Makes her perhaps a wag-tail all her life
DMI number:
17292

68. He who in his pocket has no money

First Line:
He who in his pocket has no money
Last Line:
Should in his mouth be never without honey
DMI number:
17148

69. He who wears blacks and mourns not for the dead

First Line:
He who wears blacks and mourns not for the dead
Last Line:
Does but deride the party buried
Author:
Robert Herrick (Absolute)
DMI number:
16728

70. He that doth ask Saint James doth say shall speed

First Line:
He that doth ask Saint James doth say shall speed
Last Line:
O that King James would answer so my need
Author:
Sir John Davies (Speculation)
DMI number:
41951

71. Here back to thee I do regreet this clout

First Line:
Here back to thee I do regreet this clout
Last Line:
Take C away and then I send thee lout
DMI number:
41949

72. Here Mr Joseph Allein lies

First Line:
Here Mr Joseph Allein lies
Last Line:
To God and you a sacrifice
DMI number:
34046

73. Here is great talk of Turk and Pope but I

First Line:
Here is great talk of Turk and Pope but I
Last Line:
Still find my neighbour my worst enemy
Author:
Rowland Watkyns (Absolute)
DMI number:
17071

74. Her name both maid and wife

First Line:
Her name both maid and wife
Last Line:
And his the same throughout his life
DMI number:
9732

75. Here lies a tallow chandler I need not tell it

First Line:
Here lies a tallow chandler I need not tell it
Last Line:
If your nose be not stopped you may easily smell it
DMI number:
7553

76. Here lies that wretched favourite ridden thing

First Line:
Here lies that wretched favourite ridden thing
Last Line:
Who when alive believed himself a king
DMI number:
33572

77. Here lies the body of John Day

First Line:
Here lies the body of John Day
Last Line:
What young John no no old John aye
DMI number:
25693

78. Here lies lord Chesterfield the wit

First Line:
Here lies lord Chesterfield the wit
Last Line:
But of a great man not a bit
DMI number:
33573

79. Here lies my poor wife without bed or blanket

First Line:
Here lies my poor wife without bed or blanket
Last Line:
But dead as a door nail the good lord be thanked
DMI number:
18597

80. Here lies my poor wife without bed or blanket

First Line:
Here lies my poor wife without bed or blanket
Last Line:
But dead as a doornail God be thanked
DMI number:
12760

81. Here lives a half pay poet run to rust

First Line:
Here lives a half pay poet run to rust
Last Line:
And all his willows weeping in the dust
Author:
Charles Churchill (Absolute)
DMI number:
33817

82. Here lives an half pay poet run to rust

First Line:
Here lives an half pay poet run to rust
Last Line:
And all his willows weeping in the dust
Author:
Charles Churchill (Absolute)
DMI number:
37897

83. How comes it that Quibus should pass for a wit

First Line:
How comes it that Quibus should pass for a wit
Last Line:
He sold what he spoke and he bought what he writ
DMI number:
12732

84. How capricious were nature and art to poor Nell

First Line:
How capricious were nature and art to poor Nell
Last Line:
She was painting her cheeks at the time her nose fell
Author:
Matthew Prior (Absolute)
DMI number:
13100

85. How ill the motion with the music suits

First Line:
How ill the motion with the music suits
Last Line:
So Orpheus fiddled and so danced the brutes
Author:
Ambrose Philips (Speculation) & George Jeffreys (Absolute)
DMI number:
8394

86. How ill the motion with the music suits

First Line:
How ill the motion with the music suits
Last Line:
So Orpheus played and like them danced the brutes
Author:
George Jeffreys (Absolute)
DMI number:
24567

87. His chimney smokes it is some omen dire

First Line:
His chimney smokes it is some omen dire
Last Line:
His neighbours are alarmed and cry out fire
DMI number:
25003

88. Honest Harry's alive how do ye know it says Ned

First Line:
Honest Harry's alive how do ye know it says Ned
Last Line:
O I'm perfectly sure for Dick said he was dead
DMI number:
24813

89. Here Sylvius lies who never gratis gave

First Line:
Here Sylvius lies who never gratis gave
Last Line:
And grieves now dead that this you gratis have
DMI number:
17389

90. How well her name an army doth present

First Line:
How well her name an army doth present
Last Line:
In whom the lord of hosts did pitch his tent
Author:
George Herbert (Absolute)
DMI number:
7526

91. How well the pound does with the parlour suit

First Line:
How well the pound does with the parlour suit
Last Line:
Here fasts the stranger and there starves the brute
Author:
Robert Lucke (Absolute)
DMI number:
12627

92. I cannot stand or go the cripple cries

First Line:
I cannot stand or go the cripple cries
Last Line:
What doth he then if he says true he lies
DMI number:
7550

93. I am thy heir Catullus thou hast said it

First Line:
I am thy heir Catullus thou hast said it
Last Line:
But I will not believe it till I read it
Author:
R. Fletcher (Confident)
DMI number:
15989

94. I drink a pint a gallon you for shame

First Line:
I drink a pint a gallon you for shame
Last Line:
Can you complain the wine is not the same
DMI number:
28003

95. I eat drink and sleep and do what I please

First Line:
I eat drink and sleep and do what I please
Last Line:
The King at St James's can only do these
DMI number:
25849

96. I have no legs and yet I go and stand

First Line:
I have no legs and yet I go and stand
Last Line:
And when I stand I lie witness my hand
DMI number:
7517

97. In the lines that you sent are the muses and graces

First Line:
In the lines that you sent are the muses and graces
Last Line:
You have the nine in your wit and three in your faces
Author:
Alexander Pope (Confident)
DMI number:
9687

98. In thee each part

First Line:
In thee each part
Last Line:
Doth catch a heart
DMI number:
41973

99. In thee the Graces

First Line:
In thee the Graces
Last Line:
Have choicest places
DMI number:
41972

100. In trouble to be troubled

First Line:
In trouble to be troubled
Last Line:
Is to have your trouble doubled
DMI number:
33644