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1. A bard grown desirous of saving his pelf

First Line:
A bard grown desirous of saving his pelf
Last Line:
And the muses he knows have a numerous train
Author:
Jonathan Swift (Speculation)
DMI number:
11658

2. A chapel of the riding house is made

First Line:
A chapel of the riding house is made
Last Line:
The laymen bridled and the clergy ride
Author:
George Farquhar (Absolute)
DMI number:
13076

3. A stately palace built of squared brick

First Line:
A stately palace built of squared brick
Last Line:
Were ruinous and old but painted cunningly
Author:
Edmund Spenser (Absolute)
DMI number:
30758

4. A room prepared with pilasters she chose

First Line:
A room prepared with pilasters she chose
Last Line:
Twixt things near hand and those far over head
Author:
Michael Drayton (Absolute)
DMI number:
13827

5. A little farm you purchase near the town

First Line:
A little farm you purchase near the town
Last Line:
The lawyer got which now the farmer buys
DMI number:
28265

6. Adieu awhile forsaken flood

First Line:
Adieu awhile forsaken flood
Last Line:
A woman wise men canonize
Author:
Matthew Green (Absolute)
DMI number:
27711

7. Against that wall where Bedlam's backside's shown

First Line:
Against that wall where Bedlam's backside's shown
Last Line:
Ham---d's the man whose character's the best
DMI number:
10345

8. Anon out of the earth a fabric huge

First Line:
Anon out of the earth a fabric huge
Last Line:
The roof was fretted gold
Author:
John Milton (Absolute)
DMI number:
32043

9. Anon out of the earth a fabric huge

First Line:
Anon out of the earth a fabric huge
Last Line:
With Naphtha and Asphaltus yielded light | As from a sky
Author:
John Milton (Absolute)
DMI number:
31472

10. And hence good sober sirs let's take a jump

First Line:
And hence good sober sirs let's take a jump
Last Line:
Nay Orpheus and his harp had dangled after him
DMI number:
10354

11. And his fair house raised high in envy's eye

First Line:
And his fair house raised high in envy's eye
Last Line:
Order pretending change of some strong side
Author:
Samuel Daniel (Absolute)
DMI number:
13826

12. As long on silver Thames I rowed

First Line:
As long on silver Thames I rowed
Last Line:
It surely is my lady's
DMI number:
37882

13. As murmuring Thames came gliding by

First Line:
As murmuring Thames came gliding by
Last Line:
May turn me out of place
DMI number:
35312

14. As soon as mild Augustus could assuage

First Line:
As soon as mild Augustus could assuage
Last Line:
They stoop for ease and pitch upon the ground
Author:
John Potenger (Absolute)
DMI number:
4040

15. As in our first part we a tavern chose

First Line:
As in our first part we a tavern chose
Last Line:
Of stock in Africk's shares spouts out his jargon
DMI number:
10366

16. At Stocks-Market and Charing

First Line:
At Stocks-Market and Charing
Last Line:
But lo here is a man on a steeple
DMI number:
25674

17. As when our eyes fixed on some royal seat

First Line:
As when our eyes fixed on some royal seat
Last Line:
To make thee queen of rivers as before
DMI number:
8045

18. Be certain when you at Paul Griffin's stop

First Line:
Be certain when you at Paul Griffin's stop
Last Line:
And brag when drunk of making Bender's case
DMI number:
10339

19. Before such time age made her ruinous

First Line:
Before such time age made her ruinous
Last Line:
In that sad fate of London's dismal fire
DMI number:
43726

20. Behind what then so to enlight the earth

First Line:
Behind what then so to enlight the earth
Last Line:
Than straight from one Olympus to another
DMI number:
42453

21. Behold this sign the like's not found

First Line:
Behold this sign the like's not found
Last Line:
And make things be just as they were
DMI number:
10733

22. Beneath these moss grown roots this rustic cell

First Line:
Beneath these moss grown roots this rustic cell
Last Line:
What drawing room can boast so fair a train
Author:
Gilbert West (Absolute)
DMI number:
22512

23. Caesar renowned in science as in war

First Line:
Caesar renowned in science as in war
Last Line:
But last of all resign thy Julian year
Author:
Elizabeth Tollet (Absolute)
DMI number:
36433

24. By mason's art the aspiring domes

First Line:
By mason's art the aspiring domes
Last Line:
While love and friendship charm the soul
DMI number:
28685

25. By masons' art the aspiring dome

First Line:
By masons' art the aspiring dome
Last Line:
While love and friendship charm the soul
DMI number:
37501

26. By sea by land strange evils have I borne

First Line:
By sea by land strange evils have I borne
Last Line:
Watching God's almoners at his church's door
DMI number:
10100

27. Built in the last of England's Henry's days

First Line:
Built in the last of England's Henry's days
Last Line:
He rides Sir Tim that in the coach box rides
DMI number:
10321

28. But F------'s house wherein we're sure to meet

First Line:
But F------'s house wherein we're sure to meet
Last Line:
Has not one term that more his hearing grates
DMI number:
10728

29. But if the man's high-church that looks about

First Line:
But if the man's high-church that looks about
Last Line:
And shows his choice of arms and quarter staffs
DMI number:
10737

30. But lo exclusive of the sons of malt

First Line:
But lo exclusive of the sons of malt
Last Line:
Looks outwardly as foul as is h-r soul within
DMI number:
10717

31. But though the place just mentioned to its praise

First Line:
But though the place just mentioned to its praise
Last Line:
And make this dog to bite us by the heel
DMI number:
10720

32. But who can Juno's gawdy bird espy

First Line:
But who can Juno's gawdy bird espy
Last Line:
No wonder B---ss has a seat at Edger
DMI number:
10732

33. Bring me quoth he a trowel quickly quick

First Line:
Bring me quoth he a trowel quickly quick
Last Line:
They bring the first a stone the last an axe
DMI number:
43713

34. Come are you prepared

First Line:
Come are you prepared
Last Line:
And be sure that you fill up your headers
DMI number:
28691

35. Convened we're met chief oracle of heaven

First Line:
Convened we're met chief oracle of heaven
Last Line:
And thine excelling womens eyes
DMI number:
29009

36. Dear sisters come see you how fine

First Line:
Dear sisters come see you how fine
Last Line:
With anarchy and the old rump | Then let us flock all to the meeting | Where Burgess himself will declare A sanctified tale of old Hughson | With a canting old Oliver's prayer
DMI number:
8080

37. Dick W---t of all mankind it's very certain

First Line:
Dick W---t of all mankind it's very certain
Last Line:
Nor glyster pipe an uncontested sot
DMI number:
10341

38. Ere lease expires the prudent tenant

First Line:
Ere lease expires the prudent tenant
Last Line:
Think I could ride on Pegasus
DMI number:
22956

39. Escaped a race whose vanity never raised

First Line:
Escaped a race whose vanity never raised
Last Line:
And like a god shall say let there be liberty
Author:
Horace Walpole (Absolute)
DMI number:
33080

40. England's blessed martyr's head next claims our call

First Line:
England's blessed martyr's head next claims our call
Last Line:
For grocer eats himself no rotten plum
DMI number:
10320

41. Entering this house when thirsty lips are dry

First Line:
Entering this house when thirsty lips are dry
Last Line:
Than S---rt the toper who's a dab at skittles
DMI number:
10348

42. Down from the star and garter we proceed

First Line:
Down from the star and garter we proceed
Last Line:
B---l pulls deeply with his comrade C----le
DMI number:
10340

43. Early in infant learning's rising day

First Line:
Early in infant learning's rising day
Last Line:
A monument of these yon stately pile shall stand
DMI number:
25287

44. Drawling Tom Beedle in this mansion dwells

First Line:
Drawling Tom Beedle in this mansion dwells
Last Line:
And Madam Laycock must know what is what
DMI number:
10349

45. Fame likewise though it infamously speaks

First Line:
Fame likewise though it infamously speaks
Last Line:
And suck their ruin in at mouth and ear
DMI number:
10754

46. Far in that glade where the delighted sight

First Line:
Far in that glade where the delighted sight
Last Line:
Nor poets fancy him more fortunate
DMI number:
8277

47. First let's with justice in the mint begin

First Line:
First let's with justice in the mint begin
Last Line:
The bankrupts have their jests he their estates
DMI number:
10711

48. Excuse my lord this bold essay

First Line:
Excuse my lord this bold essay
Last Line:
Live long to be admired in freedom's paths to shine
DMI number:
37535

49. From Danube's banks thy two chief stones were brought

First Line:
From Danube's banks thy two chief stones were brought
Last Line:
He's not the statue but the soul of fame
DMI number:
7022

50. Friend of the moss grown spire and crumbling arch

First Line:
Friend of the moss grown spire and crumbling arch
Last Line:
Deep from thy eyes profane her gothic charms
DMI number:
26593

51. For those walls which the credulous devout

First Line:
For those walls which the credulous devout
Last Line:
The wise ages do account as folly
Author:
Samuel Daniel (Absolute)
DMI number:
13239

52. From Fleet-street through White-friars gateway pass

First Line:
From Fleet-street through White-friars gateway pass
Last Line:
Of throwing women down with dogs between their legs
DMI number:
10362

53. From hence since justice is to justice done

First Line:
From hence since justice is to justice done
Last Line:
He lived within but not upon the square
DMI number:
10712

54. From hence to house of eminence we're brought

First Line:
From hence to house of eminence we're brought
Last Line:
The helmet that's without buys head gear that's within
DMI number:
10721

55. From the arched roof

First Line:
From the arched roof
Last Line:
As from a sky
Author:
John Milton (Absolute)
DMI number:
32044

56. Glide smoothly on thou silver Thames

First Line:
Glide smoothly on thou silver Thames
Last Line:
And live retired with thee and Fane
Author:
Richard Graves (Absolute)
DMI number:
27252

57. From this tall promontory's brow

First Line:
From this tall promontory's brow
Last Line:
Who shine in open day
Author:
Christopher Pitt (Absolute)
DMI number:
22138

58. From this well natured man well pleased we pass

First Line:
From this well natured man well pleased we pass
Last Line:
But will avoid it for the masters breeding
DMI number:
10325

59. Fronting that house wherein famed Gibb--s dwells

First Line:
Fronting that house wherein famed Gibb--s dwells
Last Line:
Good liquors always must bring in good gain
DMI number:
10757

60. Great Hope of Britain | Here the muse essays

First Line:
Great Hope of Britain | Here the muse essays
Last Line:
And the muse swell it in immortal lays
Author:
Richard Savage (Absolute)
DMI number:
32757

61. Hail matchless queen whose worth each deed displays

First Line:
Hail matchless queen whose worth each deed displays
Last Line:
The building's beauty and the builder's praise
DMI number:
11000

62. Happily housed these Lares are

First Line:
Happily housed these Lares are
Last Line:
Then might the Lares laugh and sing
DMI number:
5714

63. Happily housed these Lares are

First Line:
Happily housed these Lares are
Last Line:
Then might the merry Lares sing
DMI number:
25204

64. Grant me gods a little seat

First Line:
Grant me gods a little seat
Last Line:
When I ask a little more
DMI number:
22729

65. Gratis your house old bachelors frequent

First Line:
Gratis your house old bachelors frequent
Last Line:
Yet none can let a house at higher rent
DMI number:
27981

66. Great architect immortalize thy name

First Line:
Great architect immortalize thy name
Last Line:
The prince of poets and the painters king
DMI number:
40078

67. Had Bromio only lived two summers more

First Line:
Had Bromio only lived two summers more
Last Line:
His feat quite built and his last manor sold
DMI number:
17043

68. Had paving London streets in taste

First Line:
Had paving London streets in taste
Last Line:
And B- the corner stone
DMI number:
31364

69. Have at thee to thine hits Will P--kney look

First Line:
Have at thee to thine hits Will P--kney look
Last Line:
He'd for each pound of's own two shillings pay
DMI number:
10363

70. He still is building patches up a door

First Line:
He still is building patches up a door
Last Line:
To lend you money I am building still
DMI number:
27640

71. Hence down through Mutton-lane we travel by

First Line:
Hence down through Mutton-lane we travel by
Last Line:
Make old knights wives look bright as any May days
DMI number:
10740

72. Hence to Cloaklane near Dowgate hill we steer

First Line:
Hence to Cloaklane near Dowgate hill we steer
Last Line:
When Vintner Pickard graced the city chair
DMI number:
10722

73. Hence turning on the left down Dutchy-lane

First Line:
Hence turning on the left down Dutchy-lane
Last Line:
Into the Thames when one is drunk with flip
DMI number:
10753

74. Hence we for order cannot well be kept

First Line:
Hence we for order cannot well be kept
Last Line:
He'll never want custom while his drink is good
DMI number:
10351

75. Hence we through Magpie alley cross the way

First Line:
Hence we through Magpie alley cross the way
Last Line:
By fair means what the snob has gained by foul
DMI number:
10749

76. Hence we to hell in Westminster advance

First Line:
Hence we to hell in Westminster advance
Last Line:
None but the poor within its regions move
DMI number:
10758

77. Here boon companion give me leave to warn you

First Line:
Here boon companion give me leave to warn you
Last Line:
Another till he's sent as has been said before
DMI number:
10331

78. Here England's red tribunal having brought

First Line:
Here England's red tribunal having brought
Last Line:
Speak angel court from angels far at distance
DMI number:
10330

79. Here Pallas dwells she built these stately towers

First Line:
Here Pallas dwells she built these stately towers
Last Line:
A far more lasting monument of praise
DMI number:
36512

80. Here shunning idleness at once and praise

First Line:
Here shunning idleness at once and praise
Last Line:
And hid in deserts what would charm a court
Author:
Alexander Pope (Absolute)
DMI number:
22056

81. Here glorious Marlborough for thy wars receive

First Line:
Here glorious Marlborough for thy wars receive
Last Line:
A race as numerous and as fair as they
Author:
George Jeffreys (Absolute)
DMI number:
15449

82. Here I should stop since ancient poets tell

First Line:
Here I should stop since ancient poets tell
Last Line:
And recommend its owner with his wine
DMI number:
10761

83. Here justice Ball or while our hand is in

First Line:
Here justice Ball or while our hand is in
Last Line:
By putting of his worm within their earth
DMI number:
10327

84. Here lies William de Valence

First Line:
Here lies William de Valence
Last Line:
The prentice for the maid
DMI number:
4996

85. How is the ancient seat destroyed

First Line:
How is the ancient seat destroyed
Last Line:
The love and friendship of the old
DMI number:
25032

86. Holm---s is as merry a grig as ever gave

First Line:
Holm---s is as merry a grig as ever gave
Last Line:
He drinks and kisses better than he prays
DMI number:
10724

87. Here the architect

First Line:
Here the architect
Last Line:
But to the taste those useful deities
Author:
Thomas Carew (Absolute)
DMI number:
13828

88. I have a tenement to let

First Line:
I have a tenement to let
Last Line:
Him out of sportsman's hall sir
DMI number:
32974

89. Illustrious pair the blessings of this isle

First Line:
Illustrious pair the blessings of this isle
Last Line:
Since George like Charles renews a peaceful reign
Author:
Mr. Griffith (Absolute)
DMI number:
11844

90. Imperial dome of Edward wise and brave

First Line:
Imperial dome of Edward wise and brave
Last Line:
And claims its honours from the chiefs of peace
Author:
Thomas Warton (Absolute)
DMI number:
28935

91. In a doublet of stone from the top of a steeple

First Line:
In a doublet of stone from the top of a steeple
Last Line:
The dregs of the people sink safe to the bottom
DMI number:
39086

92. In street where pond with liquor used to flow

First Line:
In street where pond with liquor used to flow
Last Line:
Is more than any single sportsman's due
DMI number:
10359

93. In Moor's most pleasant field where northern lads

First Line:
In Moor's most pleasant field where northern lads
Last Line:
Your entertainment good and landlord kind
DMI number:
10324

94. Is this the place where late in tonfile yew

First Line:
Is this the place where late in tonfile yew
Last Line:
They lived thrice happy in their want of taste
DMI number:
33240

95. Jack buys an ancient cottage dismal foul

First Line:
Jack buys an ancient cottage dismal foul
Last Line:
Jack will not lodge so well as he will eat
DMI number:
27963

96. John H---le must now to saddle the right horse

First Line:
John H---le must now to saddle the right horse
Last Line:
And speak his skill in drawing Tate's in brewing
DMI number:
10715

97. Just at the entrance of the palace gate

First Line:
Just at the entrance of the palace gate
Last Line:
Than this where even the drawer is a lord
DMI number:
10719

98. James Monk here from the cock in white-hart-yard

First Line:
James Monk here from the cock in white-hart-yard
Last Line:
Trips up his heels as it ascends his pate
DMI number:
10355

99. John Andrews alias upright John whose gate

First Line:
John Andrews alias upright John whose gate
Last Line:
This tailor can nine men to atoms shake
DMI number:
10337

100. Long have we safe time's envious fury scorned

First Line:
Long have we safe time's envious fury scorned
Last Line:
Thy acts confess the god thy learning proved
Author:
Laurence Eusden (Absolute)
DMI number:
7025