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1. A barber swore whose substance was but small

First Line:
A barber swore whose substance was but small
Last Line:
You can't be censured then for superstition
DMI number:
5793

2. A clergyman that oft hath preached

First Line:
A clergyman that oft hath preached
Last Line:
To this day that I heard
DMI number:
41932

3. A swarm of sparks young gay and bold

First Line:
A swarm of sparks young gay and bold
Last Line:
Some say she's wed I say she's sold
DMI number:
16229

4. A miser spied a mouse about his house

First Line:
A miser spied a mouse about his house
Last Line:
I come for lodging friend and not for meat
DMI number:
31380

5. A prodigal's an ass

First Line:
A prodigal's an ass
Last Line:
As those which he has not
DMI number:
8167

6. Ah hapless slave didst think thy gold could save

First Line:
Ah hapless slave didst think thy gold could save
Last Line:
Than to die for him in his temple too
DMI number:
6037

7. A wife who as our own by law we hold

First Line:
A wife who as our own by law we hold
Last Line:
And a false woman is a matchless curse
Author:
Edward Ward (Confident)
DMI number:
6760

8. 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

9. 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

10. At thy approach my avarice does own

First Line:
At thy approach my avarice does own
Last Line:
Whose wealth not love my liberty disarms
DMI number:
975

11. Away vain fool give all thy flatteries over

First Line:
Away vain fool give all thy flatteries over
Last Line:
But shut our legs to those that close their pockets
DMI number:
5292

12. Belinda is reduced tis said

First Line:
Belinda is reduced tis said
Last Line:
Belinda's greatly in the right
DMI number:
1415

13. Canst thou in dungeons smother up thy pelf

First Line:
Canst thou in dungeons smother up thy pelf
Last Line:
To breed the ore but thine its tomb
Author:
Nahum Tate (Absolute)
DMI number:
8166

14. Bufo whose pride disdains to give attention

First Line:
Bufo whose pride disdains to give attention
Last Line:
A scholar is as great a fool as you
DMI number:
33354

15. Bufo whose pride disdains to give attention

First Line:
Bufo whose pride disdains to give attention
Last Line:
How just is thy antipathy to learning
DMI number:
35809

16. Chloris the prettiest girl about the town

First Line:
Chloris the prettiest girl about the town
Last Line:
And to content thee I'll never stick at price
Author:
Sir Charles Sedley (Absolute)
DMI number:
6334

17. Cinna cries out I am not worth a groat

First Line:
Cinna cries out I am not worth a groat
Last Line:
And is plague on him what he would be thought
DMI number:
3197

18. Curio's rich sideboard seldom sees the light

First Line:
Curio's rich sideboard seldom sees the light
Last Line:
For Curio dresses nothing but himself
DMI number:
16782

19. Did B------ that assassin ever give

First Line:
Did B------ that assassin ever give
Last Line:
'Tis false and needs no proof for I'm alive
DMI number:
3549

20. Disclose your grievances to me

First Line:
Disclose your grievances to me
Last Line:
And take advice without a fee
DMI number:
36857

21. 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

22. F--de writes well you say suppose it true

First Line:
F--de writes well you say suppose it true
Last Line:
To cheat the world become each others bail
Author:
Jonathan Swift (Absolute)
DMI number:
25347

23. Frank who will any friend supply

First Line:
Frank who will any friend supply
Last Line:
No need to waste my paper too
DMI number:
24850

24. For shamefast harm of great and hateful need

First Line:
For shamefast harm of great and hateful need
Last Line:
Of that he found he shaped his neck a knot
Author:
Sir Thomas Wyatt (Absolute)
DMI number:
49356

25. Geta from wool and weaving first began

First Line:
Geta from wool and weaving first began
Last Line:
He swelled to be a lord and then he burst
DMI number:
41923

26. Furius you to me often cry

First Line:
Furius you to me often cry
Last Line:
Worse that those four together joined
DMI number:
8605

27. Gaurus he that doth gifts bestow

First Line:
Gaurus he that doth gifts bestow
Last Line:
He'd have thee dead and cold
Author:
R. Fletcher (Confident)
DMI number:
15987

28. Gripe's a good churchman but he keeps his bed

First Line:
Gripe's a good churchman but he keeps his bed
Last Line:
Gratis without a force of doing good
DMI number:
6096

29. Gripe-all a cunning cit a niggard elf

First Line:
Gripe-all a cunning cit a niggard elf
Last Line:
As he does all things she'll deny us nought
DMI number:
16680

30. Hammer the smith has often sworn and said

First Line:
Hammer the smith has often sworn and said
Last Line:
He wanted money so was forced to sell it
DMI number:
5868

31. Great Butler's muse the same ill treatment had

First Line:
Great Butler's muse the same ill treatment had
Last Line:
Was fain to die and be interred on tick
Author:
John Oldham (Absolute)
DMI number:
5539

32. Had the weather been wet a dribbling excuse

First Line:
Had the weather been wet a dribbling excuse
Last Line:
And saves to Sir John a whole company's treat
DMI number:
16111

33. He wisely gave away all from his heir

First Line:
He wisely gave away all from his heir
Last Line:
That he might not shed one feigned tear
DMI number:
6069

34. 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

35. 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

36. His whole estate thy father by his will

First Line:
His whole estate thy father by his will
Last Line:
Gave to the poor thou hast good title still
Author:
John Donne (Absolute)
DMI number:
32418

37. How wretched is the faithful youth

First Line:
How wretched is the faithful youth
Last Line:
Whenever they sigh they sigh for gold
Author:
John Gay (Absolute)
DMI number:
1058

38. How monstrous riches is thy power grown

First Line:
How monstrous riches is thy power grown
Last Line:
Without whose help it needs must fail to shine
DMI number:
25707

39. In ancient times when honour bore the bell

First Line:
In ancient times when honour bore the bell
Last Line:
And heroes rise and fall like stocks in trade
Author:
Aaron Hill (Absolute)
DMI number:
24789

40. In anger puffed you say I prove

First Line:
In anger puffed you say I prove
Last Line:
No such will love but all thy wealth
DMI number:
41924

41. In sporting mood my Celia said

First Line:
In sporting mood my Celia said
Last Line:
Or ask the operator
DMI number:
12429

42. In danger puffed you say I prove

First Line:
In danger puffed you say I prove
Last Line:
No such will love thee but for thy wealth
DMI number:
43796

43. In want and what's a greater curse

First Line:
In want and what's a greater curse
Last Line:
Was ever gratitude so rare
DMI number:
8977

44. In youth by cheerless poverty oppressed

First Line:
In youth by cheerless poverty oppressed
Last Line:
When past enjoyment tantalized with wealth
DMI number:
32999

45. Irus though wanting gold and lands

First Line:
Irus though wanting gold and lands
Last Line:
And one with all his wealth is poor
DMI number:
16329

46. Judas for thirty pence his saviour sold

First Line:
Judas for thirty pence his saviour sold
Last Line:
Who dearly bought what Maevius cheaply sold
DMI number:
5344

47. Lo Swift to idiots bequeaths his store

First Line:
Lo Swift to idiots bequeaths his store
Last Line:
Be wise ye rich consider thus the poor
DMI number:
16084

48. Look yonder but behold the wretched state

First Line:
Look yonder but behold the wretched state
Last Line:
Of those made rich too soon and wise too late
DMI number:
5330

49. Music has charms to sooth a savage breast

First Line:
Music has charms to sooth a savage breast
Last Line:
To extract two shillings from a miser's purse
DMI number:
15792

50. My head and my purse had a quarrel of late

First Line:
My head and my purse had a quarrel of late
Last Line:
But surely the head had the vacuum first
DMI number:
16089

51. Money tis said is evil's root

First Line:
Money tis said is evil's root
Last Line:
From any stock without it
DMI number:
12805

52. Monstrous Avaro urges how can this be

First Line:
Monstrous Avaro urges how can this be
Last Line:
You turn bread into gold and that's your god
DMI number:
7961

53. Moore though he must abstain from meat

First Line:
Moore though he must abstain from meat
Last Line:
Yet can't forbear to bite
DMI number:
24525

54. I'm glad to see you well O faithless breath

First Line:
I'm glad to see you well O faithless breath
Last Line:
I wish not for your death but for your living
DMI number:
17428

55. I wanted money money Julio gave

First Line:
I wanted money money Julio gave
Last Line:
For obligation is the dearest way
DMI number:
12834

56. I will make dice of his bones so doth he cry

First Line:
I will make dice of his bones so doth he cry
Last Line:
When Lucifer at last cries come the caster
Author:
Thomas Jordan (Confident)
DMI number:
16743

57. If thou dost want a horse thou buyest a score

First Line:
If thou dost want a horse thou buyest a score
Last Line:
Out of mere want thou wilt sell all at last
Author:
Sir Charles Sedley (Absolute)
DMI number:
6320

58. If lawyers and strumpets do ever repent

First Line:
If lawyers and strumpets do ever repent
Last Line:
And they only keep lent because monet is scarce
DMI number:
6092

59. If heaven's called the place where angels dwell

First Line:
If heaven's called the place where angels dwell
Last Line:
The purse that wants them may be called hell
DMI number:
17091

60. Just come to age and to paternal wealth

First Line:
Just come to age and to paternal wealth
Last Line:
Twill be remembered he was born and died
DMI number:
16343

61. Laura profuse as city dame can be

First Line:
Laura profuse as city dame can be
Last Line:
You'l find these bargains cost you devilish dear
DMI number:
33367

62. Maro you'll give me nothing while you live

First Line:
Maro you'll give me nothing while you live
Last Line:
Thou knowest what I desire to come to pass
Author:
R. Fletcher (Confident)
DMI number:
15990

63. Martin pox on him that impudent devil

First Line:
Martin pox on him that impudent devil
Last Line:
Without losing my paper to boot
Author:
Charles Cotton (Absolute)
DMI number:
12567

64. Mammon's grown rich does Mammon boast of that

First Line:
Mammon's grown rich does Mammon boast of that
Last Line:
As well the stalled ox may boast he's fat
Author:
Francis Quarles (Absolute)
DMI number:
16994

65. Man and money a mutual friendship show

First Line:
Man and money a mutual friendship show
Last Line:
Man makes false money money makes man so
DMI number:
12371

66. Married 'tis well a mighty blessing

First Line:
Married 'tis well a mighty blessing
Last Line:
His charmer either bed or board
DMI number:
13513

67. Not pay your debts sure money must be scant

First Line:
Not pay your debts sure money must be scant
Last Line:
Can tell Miss V- - - is but a private trader
DMI number:
12303

68. Now only wealth prevails let him be base

First Line:
Now only wealth prevails let him be base
Last Line:
That can with money both his pockets fill
Author:
Samuel Sheppard (Speculation)
DMI number:
5149

69. O thou who with a happy genius born

First Line:
O thou who with a happy genius born
Last Line:
His pension paid though late and paid to thee
Author:
John Hughes (Absolute)
DMI number:
8378

70. Of every flattering muse and cheat in town

First Line:
Of every flattering muse and cheat in town
Last Line:
Without whose help it needs must fail to shine
DMI number:
12833

71. One asked young Sylvia newly made a bride

First Line:
One asked young Sylvia newly made a bride
Last Line:
Yet owes a debt to me he cannot pay
DMI number:
5856

72. Our good Father Nathan heretofore

First Line:
Our good Father Nathan heretofore
Last Line:
For which he pays no duty
DMI number:
18480

73. On Stygian banks Diogenes the wise

First Line:
On Stygian banks Diogenes the wise
Last Line:
Thou Croesus rich on earth hast nothing here
Author:
Samuel Wesley (Absolute)
DMI number:
13485

74. Pinchall possessing heaps of wealth

First Line:
Pinchall possessing heaps of wealth
Last Line:
And cram his nunquam satis
DMI number:
17079

75. Plausus would thrive and therefore does obey

First Line:
Plausus would thrive and therefore does obey
Last Line:
Plausus will never pray without a cause
Author:
Francis Quarles (Absolute)
DMI number:
17065

76. Poets had formerly not only bread

First Line:
Poets had formerly not only bread
Last Line:
Honour dead bards and let the living starve
DMI number:
24747

77. Poets of old with every genius blessed

First Line:
Poets of old with every genius blessed
Last Line:
But then they are not worth the bread they eat
DMI number:
24748

78. Paul so fond of the name of a poet is grown

First Line:
Paul so fond of the name of a poet is grown
Last Line:
They are surely his own for which a man pays
Author:
Thomas Cooke (Absolute)
DMI number:
13738

79. Poor Jo still jovial brisk and gay

First Line:
Poor Jo still jovial brisk and gay
Last Line:
I almost cry for him
DMI number:
36898

80. Says Ramsay to Phoebus my lord I must tell ye

First Line:
Says Ramsay to Phoebus my lord I must tell ye
Last Line:
Retrieve with my hand what I've lost by my brain
DMI number:
16960

81. Receive my Celia to thy tender arms

First Line:
Receive my Celia to thy tender arms
Last Line:
The man she hates can't purchase him she loves can't die
DMI number:
12791

82. Rich Gripe does all his thoughts and cunning bend

First Line:
Rich Gripe does all his thoughts and cunning bend
Last Line:
And of two wretches make one happy man
Author:
William Walsh (Absolute)
DMI number:
6678

83. Ridway robbed Duncote of three hundred pound

First Line:
Ridway robbed Duncote of three hundred pound
Last Line:
The courtier is become the greater thief
Author:
Benjamin Jonson (Absolute)
DMI number:
12411

84. See Pope with puffing ardour strains

First Line:
See Pope with puffing ardour strains
Last Line:
And snuffs the scent of growing gains
DMI number:
18192

85. See Natta's coach along the village runs

First Line:
See Natta's coach along the village runs
Last Line:
The works surprize me but thy faith much more
DMI number:
31398

86. So little given at the church door

First Line:
So little given at the church door
Last Line:
Not as you give but as you game
Author:
Mary Barber (Absolute)
DMI number:
31044

87. Six tedious months young Damon sighed

First Line:
Six tedious months young Damon sighed
Last Line:
But proved alas too hot
DMI number:
25180

88. Speak thou and speed where will or power ought help'th

First Line:
Speak thou and speed where will or power ought help'th
Last Line:
Of good and bad the triers are these twain
Author:
Sir Thomas Wyatt (Absolute)
DMI number:
49511

89. Sure Cerberus a lawyer first must be

First Line:
Sure Cerberus a lawyer first must be
Last Line:
Instead of coin the growling puppy's fee
Author:
Edward Ward (Confident)
DMI number:
6762

90. Some wicked men are rich some good men poor

First Line:
Some wicked men are rich some good men poor
Last Line:
Whilst wealth now flies to this man now to that
DMI number:
32009

91. Taxes ran high the Britons loud complained

First Line:
Taxes ran high the Britons loud complained
Last Line:
We soon shall have no coats to put it on
DMI number:
24819

92. That thy wife coughs all night and spits all day

First Line:
That thy wife coughs all night and spits all day
Last Line:
She will not die but wheedles like a jade
Author:
Sir Charles Sedley (Absolute)
DMI number:
6329

93. The father took it of the devil and then

First Line:
The father took it of the devil and then
Last Line:
Gave it his son to send it back again
DMI number:
25096

94. The fool that is wealthy is sure of a bride

First Line:
The fool that is wealthy is sure of a bride
Last Line:
And I shall be rich when I've you in my arms
DMI number:
5066

95. The loss of wealth I much lament

First Line:
The loss of wealth I much lament
Last Line:
But never length of days
DMI number:
4344

96. The loss of wealth I much lament

First Line:
The loss of wealth I much lament
Last Line:
But never loss of days
DMI number:
41917

97. The Lydian prince is blamed for wealth alone

First Line:
The Lydian prince is blamed for wealth alone
Last Line:
Such crowds are envious and so few are kings
Author:
Samuel Wesley (Absolute)
DMI number:
13486

98. The man who only weds for sordid gain

First Line:
The man who only weds for sordid gain
Last Line:
Each night fresh pleasure brings new joys each day
DMI number:
5301

99. The miser is by methods fair or foul

First Line:
The miser is by methods fair or foul
Last Line:
For saving every thing except his soul
DMI number:
25081

100. The Jews as we in sacred writ are told

First Line:
The Jews as we in sacred writ are told
Last Line:
To heap up gold will even sell their God
DMI number:
16342