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1. A nobleman of late a damsel took

First Line:
A nobleman of late a damsel took
Last Line:
All things go backwards so pray turn your a--se
DMI number:
17928

2. A virtuous dame that saw a lawyer come

First Line:
A virtuous dame that saw a lawyer come
Last Line:
For fear for want your wife should twelve pence borrow
DMI number:
41922

3. A lady lately that was fully sped

First Line:
A lady lately that was fully sped
Last Line:
We'll to it each morn for health each night for pleasure
DMI number:
2901

4. A lusty old grave and grey headed sire

First Line:
A lusty old grave and grey headed sire
Last Line:
Oh what quoth she are other lawyers then
DMI number:
14627

5. A lusty old grave grey-headed sire

First Line:
A lusty old grave grey-headed sire
Last Line:
Oh what quoth she are other lawyers then
DMI number:
12479

6. Ah Lesbia now or never pity show

First Line:
Ah Lesbia now or never pity show
Last Line:
Or dry my tears up with more potent flame
DMI number:
15382

7. Ah me quoth Betty who could ever have thought

First Line:
Ah me quoth Betty who could ever have thought
Last Line:
Each yard of pleasure she'd have made an ell
DMI number:
18843

8. All day the shrew Afflana does complain

First Line:
All day the shrew Afflana does complain
Last Line:
And praises the pleasures of a nuptial bed
Author:
John Morrice (Confident)
DMI number:
13791

9. 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:
Jonathan Swift (Speculation) & Alexander Pope (Absolute)
DMI number:
12745

10. Against a gate Dick had a damsel got

First Line:
Against a gate Dick had a damsel got
Last Line:
I only mean said Dick to prop-a-gate
DMI number:
17767

11. Against a gate Dick had a damsel got

First Line:
Against a gate Dick had a damsel got
Last Line:
Quoth Dick I only mean to propagate
DMI number:
24741

12. 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

13. A woman is a book and often found

First Line:
A woman is a book and often found
Last Line:
Above all things to study in the night
DMI number:
17463

14. An old stale widower loving a young wench

First Line:
An old stale widower loving a young wench
Last Line:
You shall not thatch my new house with old straw
DMI number:
12743

15. Anchises Paris and Adonis too

First Line:
Anchises Paris and Adonis too
Last Line:
But where has this Praxyteles been prying
DMI number:
12233

16. As many shapes the thundering god put on

First Line:
As many shapes the thundering god put on
Last Line:
Who what Jove did in one can't do in three
DMI number:
15773

17. As nature H----y's clay was blending

First Line:
As nature H----y's clay was blending
Last Line:
A pin dropped in and turned the scale
DMI number:
17992

18. As Venus once Latona's daughter spied

First Line:
As Venus once Latona's daughter spied
Last Line:
When naked caught but not alone you lay
DMI number:
8423

19. As good Mr Crape with my lord was at dinner

First Line:
As good Mr Crape with my lord was at dinner
Last Line:
She's been so much used that she'll not be worth turning
DMI number:
24746

20. As Charlotte through the window leant

First Line:
As Charlotte through the window leant
Last Line:
What's done or said behind your back
DMI number:
17925

21. At each girl tight and fresh

First Line:
At each girl tight and fresh
Last Line:
Since thou hast the lust of the bones
DMI number:
24885

22. 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

23. Aurelius you the chief and head

First Line:
Aurelius you the chief and head
Last Line:
Till I have drenched your nasty mouth
DMI number:
8595

24. Before enjoyment lovers cry

First Line:
Before enjoyment lovers cry
Last Line:
After enjoyment finds the flame
DMI number:
5114

25. Belinda has such store of charms

First Line:
Belinda has such store of charms
Last Line:
She wishes all mankind in heaven
DMI number:
24688

26. Belinda has ten thousand charms

First Line:
Belinda has ten thousand charms
Last Line:
She wishes all mankind in heaven
DMI number:
17804

27. Can forms like yours want ornaments of dress

First Line:
Can forms like yours want ornaments of dress
Last Line:
You put off nothing but what veiled a charm
Author:
Aaron Hill (Absolute)
DMI number:
12757

28. Chloe brisk and gay appears

First Line:
Chloe brisk and gay appears
Last Line:
But Chloe won't to me
DMI number:
20715

29. Celia has got a mole so fair

First Line:
Celia has got a mole so fair
Last Line:
That in love's cause all men must fall
DMI number:
15536

30. Charged with writing of bawdry this was F--ng's reply

First Line:
Charged with writing of bawdry this was F--ng's reply
Last Line:
Of good sense scarce an ounce and of bawdry a pound
DMI number:
15970

31. Chloe's the wonder of her sex

First Line:
Chloe's the wonder of her sex
Last Line:
A boundless will to ease us
Author:
George Granville (Absolute)
DMI number:
12570

32. 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

33. Cis by that candle in my sleep I thought

First Line:
Cis by that candle in my sleep I thought
Last Line:
Since you first swore you first must eat the candle
DMI number:
5343

34. Cried Strephon panting in Cosmelia's arms

First Line:
Cried Strephon panting in Cosmelia's arms
Last Line:
Ere they can rise again
DMI number:
2906

35. Doctor Bond to avoid all further strife

First Line:
Doctor Bond to avoid all further strife
Last Line:
Riding before to kiss his wife behind
DMI number:
43762

36. Faustus stabbed Flora and would you know why

First Line:
Faustus stabbed Flora and would you know why
Last Line:
To give him the lie till he stabbed her again
DMI number:
12761

37. Fie Delia talk no more of love

First Line:
Fie Delia talk no more of love
Last Line:
Of cuckolding my ancestors
Author:
Charles Cotton (Absolute)
DMI number:
12417

38. Fair Ursly in a merry mood

First Line:
Fair Ursly in a merry mood
Last Line:
My constant physick make it
DMI number:
11869

39. Friend thou art yoked and canst not help the thing

First Line:
Friend thou art yoked and canst not help the thing
Last Line:
Throw her upon her back and all is done
Author:
Samuel Sheppard (Confident)
DMI number:
5638

40. 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

41. Great Bacchus born in thunder and in fire

First Line:
Great Bacchus born in thunder and in fire
Last Line:
The moral says mix water with your wine
Author:
Matthew Prior (Absolute)
DMI number:
12421

42. 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

43. 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

44. Here comes DuVall stranger if male thou art

First Line:
Here comes DuVall stranger if male thou art
Last Line:
The men he makes to stand the women fall
DMI number:
17421

45. Here must I stand condemned by the law

First Line:
Here must I stand condemned by the law
Last Line:
And if he did nothing what did he do there
DMI number:
25827

46. Hoary Apicius like Sicilia's mount

First Line:
Hoary Apicius like Sicilia's mount
Last Line:
Yet labours with incessant fires below
DMI number:
5047

47. How foolish is the spark to trust the lass

First Line:
How foolish is the spark to trust the lass
Last Line:
To borrow English coin but pay in French
DMI number:
5098

48. I can't but confess

First Line:
I can't but confess
Last Line:
And priest rid too after he's dead
DMI number:
11113

49. In days of old lived in this bower one whore

First Line:
In days of old lived in this bower one whore
Last Line:
And now your grace besides her grace keeps four
DMI number:
7964

50. In her loose garments to the river's side

First Line:
In her loose garments to the river's side
Last Line:
And in love's gloomy paradise my grave
DMI number:
6115

51. In Flavia's eyes is every grace

First Line:
In Flavia's eyes is every grace
Last Line:
And Esau's where it should be
DMI number:
19475

52. In Florimel's arms as if quite out of breath

First Line:
In Florimel's arms as if quite out of breath
Last Line:
I resolve with this feather to chop off your head
Author:
Henry Baker (Absolute)
DMI number:
13739

53. In Florimel's arms as if quite out of breath

First Line:
In Florimel's arms as if quite out of breath
Last Line:
I'm resolved with this feather to chop off your head
Author:
Henry Baker (Absolute)
DMI number:
24633

54. My love and I for kisses played

First Line:
My love and I for kisses played
Last Line:
Give me my kisses back take yours again
DMI number:
12605

55. I saw my Chloris that celestial wench

First Line:
I saw my Chloris that celestial wench
Last Line:
I bade her kiss my arse and so we parted
DMI number:
24793

56. I only begged to kiss your hand

First Line:
I only begged to kiss your hand
Last Line:
Would you not grant a greater bliss
DMI number:
17422

57. I'll die a maid I vow says modest Jane

First Line:
I'll die a maid I vow says modest Jane
Last Line:
You may says Sly when you are born again
DMI number:
22026

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 for mere wantonness you buy so fast

First Line:
If for mere wantonness you buy so fast
Last Line:
For very want you must sell all at last
DMI number:
32354

60. If honour in the breech is lodged

First Line:
If honour in the breech is lodged
Last Line:
Sir Peter's honour's gone
DMI number:
36033

61. If smiles be any sign of your good will

First Line:
If smiles be any sign of your good will
Last Line:
You can't but say you are a willing one
DMI number:
6045

62. Lately dear friend your wife I chanced to meet

First Line:
Lately dear friend your wife I chanced to meet
Last Line:
I'd give the Devil two to take the third
DMI number:
10542

63. Milo's from home and Milo being gone

First Line:
Milo's from home and Milo being gone
Last Line:
The lands lay fallow but the wife was tilled
Author:
Elijah Fenton (Absolute)
DMI number:
6465

64. Miss for the court service is quickly prepared

First Line:
Miss for the court service is quickly prepared
Last Line:
As that of a maid of honour
DMI number:
12236

65. Miss Molly owns it was our lot

First Line:
Miss Molly owns it was our lot
Last Line:
Must find their very souls alarmed
DMI number:
20327

66. Nigrelio leads a married life

First Line:
Nigrelio leads a married life
Last Line:
But he's Cornelius Tacitus
DMI number:
13658

67. Nigrinus leads a married life

First Line:
Nigrinus leads a married life
Last Line:
Still he's Cornelius tacitus
DMI number:
30958

68. Nature whilst Hy's clay was blending

First Line:
Nature whilst Hy's clay was blending
Last Line:
A pin dropped in and turned the scale
DMI number:
25346

69. No two male harlots ever agreed

First Line:
No two male harlots ever agreed
Last Line:
So perfectly in thought and deed
DMI number:
8597

70. No wonder Tom thy wanton wife

First Line:
No wonder Tom thy wanton wife
Last Line:
Sufficiently at home
DMI number:
36876

71. Nokes went he thought to Stikes's wife to bed

First Line:
Nokes went he thought to Stikes's wife to bed
Last Line:
To be allowed legitimate or not
DMI number:
12728

72. Nokes went he thought to Styles's wife to bed

First Line:
Nokes went he thought to Styles's wife to bed
Last Line:
To be allowed legitimate or not
DMI number:
14617

73. No no for my virginity

First Line:
No no for my virginity
Last Line:
Rose were you not extremely sick
Author:
Matthew Prior (Absolute)
DMI number:
13652

74. Of injured fame and mighty wrongs received

First Line:
Of injured fame and mighty wrongs received
Last Line:
What wrong to give so bright a nymph her due
Author:
George Granville (Absolute)
DMI number:
12385

75. O that I now could by some chymic art

First Line:
O that I now could by some chymic art
Last Line:
Then boldly -- my passage out again
Author:
John Wilmot (Speculation)
DMI number:
2213

76. Of Sylvia I begged that she would permit

First Line:
Of Sylvia I begged that she would permit
Last Line:
And asked her to lie by me
DMI number:
6106

77. Of two reliefs to ease a lovesick mind

First Line:
Of two reliefs to ease a lovesick mind
Last Line:
Tis the most pleasant and the quickest cure
Author:
George Granville (Absolute)
DMI number:
12365

78. Old lechers to rank leeks compared have been

First Line:
Old lechers to rank leeks compared have been
Last Line:
Whose heads though hoary have their tails yet green
DMI number:
16789

79. Ovid is the surest guide

First Line:
Ovid is the surest guide
Last Line:
Who intends to go astray
Author:
Matthew Prior (Absolute)
DMI number:
12376

80. Once on a time I fair Dorinda kissed

First Line:
Once on a time I fair Dorinda kissed
Last Line:
Where there's no nose to interrupt your bliss
DMI number:
24704

81. Orlando's flame to rest her chanced to come

First Line:
Orlando's flame to rest her chanced to come
Last Line:
Good sister Kettle call the pot no names
DMI number:
36903

82. On silver Thames I've daily rowed

First Line:
On silver Thames I've daily rowed
Last Line:
It surely is my Lady's
DMI number:
24579

83. On Wyndam's trembling breast one night I strove

First Line:
On Wyndam's trembling breast one night I strove
Last Line:
After enjoyment left a far worse flame
DMI number:
16114

84. Prithee is not Miss Chloe's a comical case

First Line:
Prithee is not Miss Chloe's a comical case
Last Line:
She lends out her tail and she borrows her face
Author:
Matthew Concanen (Absolute)
DMI number:
11326

85. Prithee is not Miss Chloe's a comical case

First Line:
Prithee is not Miss Chloe's a comical case
Last Line:
She lets out her tail and she borrows her face
Author:
Matthew Concanen (Absolute)
DMI number:
24578

86. Says a physical sage at a watch maker's door

First Line:
Says a physical sage at a watch maker's door
Last Line:
So as the least evil take me of the two
DMI number:
33981

87. Says Ch-dl-gh to a certain dame

First Line:
Says Ch-dl-gh to a certain dame
Last Line:
My foible happened after
DMI number:
33097

88. Says Sir John to my lady as together they sat

First Line:
Says Sir John to my lady as together they sat
Last Line:
Sir John what you please but supper's not ready
DMI number:
13080

89. Sally and Molly though of different hues

First Line:
Sally and Molly though of different hues
Last Line:
Sally my days shall share Molly my nights
DMI number:
12815

90. Saw not thy seid on Sandylands

First Line:
Saw not thy seid on Sandylands
Last Line:
For hurting of thy geir
DMI number:
10882

91. Since all that's fair in womankind

First Line:
Since all that's fair in womankind
Last Line:
Was fairer in your fancy
DMI number:
24638

92. She was so exquisite a whore

First Line:
She was so exquisite a whore
Last Line:
Her father - them both together
Author:
John Wilmot (Speculation)
DMI number:
2212

93. Sloth needs must be a wrong to female fame

First Line:
Sloth needs must be a wrong to female fame
Last Line:
To be a busy body is a virtue
Author:
Thomas Jordan (Confident)
DMI number:
16941

94. Storm not brave friend that thou hadst never yet

First Line:
Storm not brave friend that thou hadst never yet
Last Line:
For thy own pox will thy revenge contrive
Author:
Sir Charles Sedley (Absolute)
DMI number:
6342

95. Such a liar is Tom there's no one can lie faster

First Line:
Such a liar is Tom there's no one can lie faster
Last Line:
Excepting his maid and she'll lie with her master
DMI number:
25352

96. Sylvia with every grace adorned

First Line:
Sylvia with every grace adorned
Last Line:
And at each spark take fire
DMI number:
16957

97. That man who is not deemed a fool

First Line:
That man who is not deemed a fool
Last Line:
That governs over the wanton dame
DMI number:
10678

98. That thou dost shorten thy long nights with wine

First Line:
That thou dost shorten thy long nights with wine
Last Line:
But that thou art whipped is thy peculiar shame
Author:
Sir Charles Sedley (Absolute)
DMI number:
6326

99. The honest tinker whips his lecherous trull

First Line:
The honest tinker whips his lecherous trull
Last Line:
Adultery enters by one slit before
DMI number:
6097

100. The gentle pen with look demure

First Line:
The gentle pen with look demure
Last Line:
Undid by night the work of day
Author:
Robert Nugent (Absolute)
DMI number:
22445