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1. A silly poor shepherd was folding his sheep

First Line:
A silly poor shepherd was folding his sheep
Last Line:
The warmer thou art the cuc-colder am I
DMI number:
43967

2. A soldier and a sailor

First Line:
A soldier and a sailor
Last Line:
Which won this fair maid's heart
Author:
William Congreve (Absolute)
DMI number:
8204

3. All attendants apart

First Line:
All attendants apart
Last Line:
And do penance in shape of a wife
Author:
Miss Soper (Absolute)
DMI number:
24054

4. A woman's rule should be in such a fashion

First Line:
A woman's rule should be in such a fashion
Last Line:
Obedient husbands or commanding wives
DMI number:
43863

5. All you who set sail for the land of delight

First Line:
All you who set sail for the land of delight
Last Line:
And a hundred to one but you double cape horn
Author:
Thomas Francklin (Absolute)
DMI number:
38033

6. At Se'noke so famed for virginity old

First Line:
At Se'noke so famed for virginity old
Last Line:
The justice desisted and here ends my tale
DMI number:
22557

7. As wretched vain and indifferent

First Line:
As wretched vain and indifferent
Last Line:
Reaps the true bliss and digs the richer mine
DMI number:
43613

8. As wretched vain and indiscreet

First Line:
As wretched vain and indiscreet
Last Line:
Reaps the true bliss and digs the richer mine
Author:
Aphra Behn (Speculation)
DMI number:
4015

9. Blessed with sense with temper blessed

First Line:
Blessed with sense with temper blessed
Last Line:
These are joys you never can know
DMI number:
37998

10. Cease cease on kind husbands hard names to bestow

First Line:
Cease cease on kind husbands hard names to bestow
Last Line:
They pain us at first but they serve us at last
Author:
Peter Anthony Motteux (Speculation)
DMI number:
6191

11. Come hither my dearest come hither to me

First Line:
Come hither my dearest come hither to me
Last Line:
Or else for evermore adieu
Author:
William Hicks (Confident)
DMI number:
42426

12. Come Celia let's agree at last

First Line:
Come Celia let's agree at last
Last Line:
Sure never is too late
Author:
John Sheffield (Absolute)
DMI number:
4207

13. Dear Chloe attend

First Line:
Dear Chloe attend
Last Line:
Twould be strange if the clock should go right
DMI number:
23640

14. Courtier if thou needs would wive

First Line:
Courtier if thou needs would wive
Last Line:
Gain her servants and thee honour
DMI number:
44241

15. Cries Damon teazed by dearest life

First Line:
Cries Damon teazed by dearest life
Last Line:
I may again adore her
DMI number:
33611

16. Dearest Chloe I must leave you

First Line:
Dearest Chloe I must leave you
Last Line:
For another more jolly his place shall supply
Author:
Edward Ward (Confident)
DMI number:
5385

17. Faith Bessy you know that I long have loved you

First Line:
Faith Bessy you know that I long have loved you
Last Line:
Such as gentlefolk give to their kind misses
DMI number:
42718

18. Fond Orpheus went as poets tell

First Line:
Fond Orpheus went as poets tell
Last Line:
And taught him by a look to lose her
Author:
Matthew Concanen (Confident)
DMI number:
2668

19. From the temple to the board

First Line:
From the temple to the board
Last Line:
With our joyful with our joyful bridal song
DMI number:
44268

20. Fy let us a' to the bridal

First Line:
Fy let us a' to the bridal
Last Line:
The lass wi the gowden hair
DMI number:
32994

21. Gay Damon long studied my heart to obtain

First Line:
Gay Damon long studied my heart to obtain
Last Line:
You must all die old maids all die old maids if you will not say yes
DMI number:
32928

22. Goddess Minerva wise austere

First Line:
Goddess Minerva wise austere
Last Line:
In chaste and holy marriage bands
Author:
John Crowne (Absolute)
DMI number:
42770

23. Ha now I am married let others take care

First Line:
Ha now I am married let others take care
Last Line:
We'll revel all day and we'll sport it all night
DMI number:
42804

24. Hear Hymen hear our prayer

First Line:
Hear Hymen hear our prayer
Last Line:
Let both command and both obey
DMI number:
6541

25. He that a cuckold is let it not grieve him

First Line:
He that a cuckold is let it not grieve him
Last Line:
Caesar and Pompey were both of them horned
DMI number:
32914

26. He that marries a merry lass

First Line:
He that marries a merry lass
Last Line:
He had better be without her
DMI number:
43890

27. He that will win a widow's heart

First Line:
He that will win a widow's heart
Last Line:
But hates the formal wooer
DMI number:
43867

28. He that will woo a widow must not dally

First Line:
He that will woo a widow must not dally
Last Line:
Or else she'll be as fickle as the wind
DMI number:
44251

29. How cruel is a parent's care

First Line:
How cruel is a parent's care
Last Line:
For gentler usage suing
Author:
Edward Roome (Absolute) & Sir William Yonge (Absolute) & Matthew Concanen (Absolute)
DMI number:
23782

30. How honest a thing is a wedding

First Line:
How honest a thing is a wedding
Last Line:
The wise Ulysses tied in nuptial bands
DMI number:
42482

31. How happy are lovers

First Line:
How happy are lovers
Last Line:
That with a glance can our passion enslave
DMI number:
42763

32. How vile are the sordid intrigues of the town

First Line:
How vile are the sordid intrigues of the town
Last Line:
A curse of the monsieurs what luck have I
Author:
Thomas D'Urfey (Absolute)
DMI number:
8225

33. How pleasant a thing were a wedding

First Line:
How pleasant a thing were a wedding
Last Line:
Good faith Mr Parson excuse me for that
Author:
Thomas Flatman (Absolute)
DMI number:
42481

34. I am married and happy with wonder hear this

First Line:
I am married and happy with wonder hear this
Last Line:
By our mutual endeavours to please
DMI number:
32865

35. I have seriously weighed it and find it is just

First Line:
I have seriously weighed it and find it is just
Last Line:
This this and this only's the maid to my mind
DMI number:
40621

36. It chanced not long ago as I was walking

First Line:
It chanced not long ago as I was walking
Last Line:
Then let all be contented and wear the bulls feather
DMI number:
42483

37. Io hymen io hymen io hymen

First Line:
Io hymen io hymen io hymen
Last Line:
When his means are all spent they may live by her trade
DMI number:
44287

38. Joy to the bridegroom fill the skies

First Line:
Joy to the bridegroom fill the skies
Last Line:
That never was found but when twas lost
DMI number:
42275

39. Jugg what zaist thou shall we be married

First Line:
Jugg what zaist thou shall we be married
Last Line:
To think when married what will come after
DMI number:
42808

40. In vain does Hymen with religious vows

First Line:
In vain does Hymen with religious vows
Last Line:
But haughty love comes only when he will
Author:
Aphra Behn (Speculation)
DMI number:
23515

41. Let the vain spark consume his store

First Line:
Let the vain spark consume his store
Last Line:
But they are both one mind
Author:
Thomas Jevon (Speculation)
DMI number:
4512

42. Let various seasons boast their pride

First Line:
Let various seasons boast their pride
Last Line:
For no December will be there
Author:
Samuel Wesley (Absolute)
DMI number:
27432

43. Like a cat with tail fast held by a peg

First Line:
Like a cat with tail fast held by a peg
Last Line:
Just like an honest man and his wife
DMI number:
42480

44. Like a dog that runs madding at sheep or at cows

First Line:
Like a dog that runs madding at sheep or at cows
Last Line:
Just like an honest man and his wife
DMI number:
42479

45. Like a dog with a bottle tied fast to his tail

First Line:
Like a dog with a bottle tied fast to his tail
Last Line:
Yet he hugs it and he tugs it as a man doth his wife
Author:
Thomas Flatman (Absolute)
DMI number:
42478

46. Like a ring without a finger

First Line:
Like a ring without a finger
Last Line:
That lives loves marries ere she dies
DMI number:
43893

47. My tale is told my songs are sung the courtship now is ended

First Line:
My tale is told my songs are sung the courtship now is ended
Last Line:
While the other suitors went their way and each bemoaned his failure
DMI number:
33230

48. My name is honest Harry

First Line:
My name is honest Harry
Last Line:
I will have her or none sir
DMI number:
2536

49. My father and mother what ail em

First Line:
My father and mother what ail em
Last Line:
The world it should end as begun
DMI number:
32978

50. My dear here's my hand and my heart with it too

First Line:
My dear here's my hand and my heart with it too
Last Line:
None ever shall be happier in the whole land
DMI number:
33229